Recent posts from: San Juan De La Maguana – 6/10/2015


Final Reflection


Since our last day consisted of a “final reflection”, as El Lider Del Dia, I decided to share my own personal reflection with the group during our last nightly meeting. “Today marks our last day here in San Juan de la Maguana. These two and a half weeks have gone by...

CAPping it off !


Day two of the Community Action Project (CAP) consisted of paint, sweat, and tears. But first of all, we started the day with an early wake up call at 6:30am. Due to the long day prior to CAP day 2, everyone, including myself, struggled to quickly get ready for the...

The Legacy in progress


Responsibilities of being El Leader Del Dia commence the night before, started with getting everyone to bed. This is how it went. I accomplished getting one person into bed, but just as I went to find their roommate, that person got out and went back into the hallway,...

Dia Libre


Today we were able to experience another amazing Free Day! We got to wake up a little later today around 7:45. We went to our wonderful food provider Onaney once again for a delicious breakfast of pancakes with honey. We then came back to the hotel for laundry and...

CAP Design


Today we took another step towards completing the CAP project by finalizing the design of what we plan to do in Cristo Rey. We started the day by waking up at 7 am and having an hour to get ourselves ready before heading to Onaneys for a delicious breakfast of...

Fun Day


Today was once another “Fun Day” for the group. We woke up at around 7:30 am, and once we were all showered and ready to go we were then headed to Quemaito Beach in Barahona. It was about an Hour and a Half ride.  Once we arrived to Quemaito, the View was amazing,...

Immigration


Today was our Immigration Day. We woke up early in the morning at 6:45 am. Once we were ready, we walked to Onaneys to eat breakfast. For today’s breakfast we had mash potatoes with fried cheese with yogurt and a side of Nesquick chocolate and strawberry milk....