Promoting Education in Northern Nicaragua with Waves of Hope

It's natural to want to give back and help people. When professional surfer Holly Beck was looking for a place to run her women's surf and yoga retreats she wanted to partner with someone who was making a positive impact on the community. Coco Loco was the right place. They run a non-profit called Waves …

High School Kids Help to Build a New Classroom in Nicaragua

A group of 17 high school kids from High Tech High in San Diego came down to Nicaragua with Surf With Amigas (formerly Suave Dulce) for the trip of a lifetime. They learned to surf, did yoga, went horseback riding on the beach, and boarded down an active volcano. They learned to make tortillas and …

Building An Elementary School Classroom with Waves Of Hope

Imagine you're a 12 year old kid growing up in a remote fishing village in Northern Nicaragua. You've spent most of your life barefoot, chasing chickens and skinny dogs through barbed-wire fences. You learned to ride a horse at age 5 and by age 7 your dad had you herding cattle between pen and pasture. …