Jul 3, 2017 | Bonao - 6/25/2017 |
Today we woke up at 7am to get ready and then proceeded to eat breakfast before heading out on a very nicely packed day. At breakfast we received ham and cheese sandwiches with watermelon and cantaloupe which was absolutely amazing! We then headed off to the bus, on...
Jul 3, 2017 | Bonao - 6/25/2017 |
Today was our Living Like a Local Day, where we lived like the people of Bejuca Aplastado, the community we helped plant cacao beans the other day. This included having no running water or access to electricity, which began Saturday night. We woke up early and had a...
Jul 2, 2017 | Bonao - 6/25/2017 |
Today was the first free day which means that we were allowed to go out to town with the ambassadors in the morning and afternoon and do what we please. In the morning no youth ambassadors who are locals of Bonao happened to show up so the only way for us to leave was...
Jul 2, 2017 | Bonao - 6/25/2017 |
Today everyone experienced something different; those who love nature enjoyed hiking up muddy trails, planting cacao trees, and trudging through a cold river, while others felt…less comfortable. We rode to the community Bejuco Aplastado, which is about 20...
Jul 2, 2017 | Bonao - 6/25/2017 |
Bonao’s breathtaking landscape initially stunned all of us when we arrived. Today (6-28), during our Global Business day, we learned about the true cost of maintaining and defending this beautiful and lively ecosystem. This morning we visited Comidom, a small...
