Living Like A local

Today we learned what the meaning of family is; family are those who give unconditional love and support. We got to experience this with our host family as we lived like a local. We were welcomed with open arms and big hearts. Our day began with bucket showers and a...

Aid and Development Day

Today was a great day to be a Glimpser. The day was full of fun, we spent it in the beautiful mountains of the Dominican Republic speaking with our amazing guest speaker, Esteban. We learned a lot about our theme of the day; Aid & Development. The Federacion de...

Poverty Day

Today was packed with numerous activities. We started the day off half an hour earlier; instead of getting up at 7, we woke up at 6:30. As usual, we were provided breakfast by Lisalot, which consisted of toast, melon, and delicious, tropical juice. Over the course of...

Free day

Today was our first free day. We woke up at 8:00 A.M., which gave us an extra hour of sleep. Unfortunately I was sick so I could not see how everyone was spending their free day, but I got to hear about how great spending time outside of the hostel was. I was...

A Fun Day

Today was yet another busy day of activities that followed another new theme: FUN! The entirety of the schedule today consisted not only of having fun, but of course thinking critically about the significance of recreational activities within various subgroups of the...