At the beginning of this month we did a post on the sister city relationship between Blacksburg, VA and San Jose de Bocay, Nicaragua (see post here). Well, the trip was a great success! Here is little update from trip leader and Blacksburg resident Jim Bier:
“We had a great week in San jose de Bocay. The whole group was great, the arrangements worked well and we manged to build 24 stoves in 3 long days, and greatly strengthen our sister-city relationships in San Jose de Bocay.”
Thank you to the Virgina Tech students, residents of Blacksburg, and Proleña for all of your hard work!
Sustainable Development, Sustainable Livelihoods 
Gracias al pueblo de Blacksburg por su aporte y amistad para el pueblo de San Jose de Bocay. Siempre les estaremos esperando.
Esperamos mantener esta relación amistosa por el resto de nuestras vidas.