Reflections on the Nicaragua Trip

Please take 30 minutes to think about the questions and enter insightful answers. This will help plan future projects and it is an essential tool for the relationship with Nicaragua and the survival of the Bingaragua service-learning initiative.
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  1. How was breakfast at Alma's? (Inn MyPlace)
    A B C D F


  1. How was breakfast at the communities?
    A B C D F


  1. How was your stay at UNAN San Felipe?
    A B C D F


  1. How was your stay at BackPackers in Managua?
    A B C D F


  1. How was your stay at ChacraSeca?
    A B C D F


  1. How was your interaction with teachers and students at UNAN?
    A B C D F


  1. How was sightseeing with Clelia at UNAN?
    A B C D F


  1. How was your horse back ride?
    A B C D F


  1. How relevant were your journal exercises?
    A B C D F


  1. A Toña?
     
      1 2  
    Yes, please.  I'd rather have a Victoria.


  1. What could we have done to serve you better?


  1. What did you like the most about the trip?


  1. What is something you wish we should have done?


  1. Complete the thought:

    I cannot understand why...


  1. Complete the thought:

    One question I have is...


  1. Complete the thought:

    One thing that stroke me the most about Nicaragua was...


  1. The T-shirts...


  1. As a service-learning project, you serve and learn. Who did you serve? What did you learn?


  1. Complete the thought:

    One week without TV...


  1. Complete the thought:

    What I liked the most about the food was...


  1. Do you want to replicate this experience again next year?
    Yes
    No


  1. Prof. López guidance was an essential part of this trip.
    Yes
    No


  1. As our on-site contact, Mike Cipoletti played an important role in this trip.
    Yes
    No


  1. Renting a bus would have been a better idea.
    Yes
    No


  1. I believe I fulfilled the objectives of this trip as outlined on the syllabus.
    Yes
    No


  1. Complete the thought:

    I am sad that we didn't...


  1. If I had the chance to be in Nicaragua for a year, what would you like to do and where would you like to be?


  1. The service activity I liked the most was...
    building the house
    interaction at Los Alpes
    interaction at La Bolsa
    interaction at UNAN
    stopping to give candy and toys
    buying merchandise from people
    giving away watermelons in El Fortin
    interacting with the children in Nuevo


  1. The learning experience I liked the most was...
    building the house
    interaction at Los Alpes
    interaction at La Bolsa
    interaction at UNAN
    talking to people
    tour of Nuevo Amanecer
    visit to El Fortin
    bio intensive farm
    el comedor


  1. The Cultural Activities and Recreation that I liked the most
    Capital City
    the markets
    horse back riding
    sandboarding
    Telica volcano and community interaction
    Beach at Playas Rocas
    Museums
    Murals at/around the university
    Masaya
    Granada


  1. ChacraSeca has been helped for 20 years; Nuevo Amanecer for 7, and there are multiple NGOs and groups coming throughout the years. This has created paternalism and dependency on the people. What can be done to fix this?


  1. Complete the thought:

    There was no point in...


  1. If you were to do this over again, what would you do differently? suggestions?


  1. What I really disliked was...


  1. I was happy most of the time.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. The sleeping arrangements...
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Excellent   Poor


  1. I was scared most of the time.
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Were your expectations fulfilled?
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. One thing that I will never forget is...


  1. Anything else on your mind?






Professor López
Milwaukee, WI