The document summarizes the author's plans to volunteer in Esteli, Nicaragua over the summer through a program called Beyond Borders. Nicaragua has high rates of poverty, malnutrition, and lacks access to clean water and education for many citizens. The author will live with a local family and volunteer at Funarte, a community art project helping children. The total cost of the trip is $3,200, of which the author has already fundraised $2,000 and is now asking for help fundraising the remaining $1,200.