{"id":1273,"date":"2024-01-24T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2024-01-25T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T00:01:32","slug":"day-1-travel-and-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/day-1-travel-and-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 &#8211; Travel and Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1211-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tuesday was a long travel day to Nicaragua but full of anticipation! Due to availability, we had to split into two groups on two separate flights from JFK, New York, to Panama City. The first group had a seven hour layover which was filled with crossword puzzle relays, exploring the airport and Zora\u2019s kleenex box may have gotten thrown into a few crowds. Once the second group joined us it was a happy reunion as all 27 of us took over the gate as we waited for our flight to board.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1234-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After landing in Managua, Nicaragua we had no problems with customs or security as we came into the country, which was a huge answer to prayer, as they can be very strict about who and what comes into Nicaragua. 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