Recent posts from: San Juan De La Maguana – 07/20/2013


Global Business Day at the Sugar Mill


So today was the start of one of the traveling days, we started with a 6:30am wake up and we were on the road by 8:30. We traveled to a sugar mill and got to learn about the conditions the workers lived in and also learned many other things about the factory. The guy...

FUN DAY


7/24/13 Sorry for not posting last night, we had an early wake-up this morning so that we could go to the Sugar Mill. Today we went to Plaza Caonabo. Caonabo was a native leader who fought the colonization of Republico Dominicano. The Spainards gave him a pair of...

Fourth Day is Education


Hello Everyone, This is Joseph today was a very fun day we learned a lot about the education system in the D.R and its not easy to earn an education.For an example if you come from a very poor family you don’t really get the opportunity to gain an education....

First day in our home city!


Hey everyone – This is Grover (GG leader from IHS in SJ). Today was my turn to model student leader of the day before we turn it over to one of our fantastic students! Today was extremely busy – we focused on history and culture and since I teach history...

Safely arrived in DR


Hi everybody this is Lucia, program coordinator of GG in DR. I just want to let you know that everybody arrived safely in the DR. Officially that journey started. We are more than excited to wrap up this first year in the DR with such a unique and diverse group. We...