Bonds Were Made, Tears Were Shed

¡Buenas tardes amigos! Today we all had a very powerful experience that won’t soon leave our minds, and most importantly, our hearts. This delegation had the honor to visit a community named Batey Palavé. This community consists of Dominicans of Haitian descent,...

Gratitude

I say this with undoubted certainty from the bottom of my heart, that I have never been happier. It seems that with each day and each activity that passes, the degree of happiness that I experience increases exponentially. It’s simply not just because my mind...

Free Day :)

Today we had our free day. As our day began, we all had different choices in where to go, like souvenir stores, and ice cream shop, a discount store, etc. Some people decided to stay in the hostel, and others decided to go out and explore. Jacqui and I decided to stay...

Aid and Development Day

Dear Family and Friends, We are the first student leaders of the day for this trip. Today our group visited La Federación de Los Campesinos. We went on a tour visiting various areas including its unique greenhouse, which was built by past Glimpsers. Another area that...

Cultural Immersion

Today was a fun-filled day filled with new smiling faces and engaging activities at several culturally significant sites here in Bonao. In our first activity we met Juanito at La Plaza de La Cultura, where we worked in teams of two and (literally) got our hands dirty...