Hello! This is Grace and Pearla here with the latest news.
Today was Aid and Development day. We started our morning off at 6:00 am leaving a lot of us very sleepy. We headed to La Federacion de Campesinos which was definitely a life changing experience. We were able to see the process of how coffee is produced and also try it. We also helped our new friend Muneca bag soil with an incredible view in front of us.
We were also able to listen to the amazing speaker/ human, Esteban Polanco giving a very inspiring story of grabbing a cause we are passionate about and giving it our whole heart, definitely opening our eyes up to the endless possibilities. Esteban is one of the founders of the federation, which was created to help protect the natural beauties of the D.R. from the government and mining companies who are trying to exploit the land. After we headed back to the accommodation to prepare for our first English tutoring session! Each of us had been assigned various age groups as well as their different skill levels. We had been nervous about the interaction we had to have, but ended up being an amazing experience. Our English tutoring classes are every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Overall, it was a pretty eye opening, spectacular day. Stay tuned for tomorrow.
Grace and Pearla thank you for the update. It seems like all of you are enjoying the experience so far. Continue to immerse yourself with the culture and learn from the speaker each day.
PS. Alex-we miss you-Papa Mel and grandma says Hello!
Tell Dad and Grandma I say hi I love you all and Ill be home soon -Alex
Since you had to get up early, at least there was coffee! Hope you enjoyed it. Good luck with your first tutoring!
Thank you for the good wishes. Tutoring went better than expected, and yes, the coffee was amazing!
– Victoria
Pearla I love you! So proud of you and everybody there!
Love you too!! Give miles besos for me
Soo good to see you are having a the time of your life, learning about such beautiful culture. I love you so much Pearla! Phlilly the boys and I miss you dearly and the house is not the same without you right now. I can’t wait to see more of your adventures 😘😘😘
Hi. I would like a larger picture format if possible. Thank’s for keeping us posted. Hope all is well Danielle Golden from daddy–
Sorry, we cant make them larger!
Hi Danny, it’s Madison!! I loved seeing all the pictures so far, it looks like you made some great friends. I have been sending you text messages every day so you will have a lot to catch up on haha. I miss you so much and I can’t wait to see you again! Love you!!!- Madison (your favorite) :)))))
P.S – that coffee looks really good, I’m jealous!
Hi madisonnnn heheheh i love you so much and i miss you so much it hurts. I have been telling everyone here all about you and we have already planned to have a huge slumber party at our house when we get back with 15 people and they all wanna meet you!! I love you so much cant wait to see you!
-danielle
Keep The updates and pictures coming. We love you Charlese
I love you!!!!