Aug 3, 2016 | Bonao - 7/25/2016 |
At the start of today the glimpsers met with Erica who educated us on exactly what the Alerta Joven project is. We learned that Alerta Joven project is a project that helps the youth and enables them to strive for success academically. The Alerta Joven project is...
Aug 2, 2016 | Bonao - 7/25/2016 |
Today was the first free day of our trip! It was so nice to relax after a week of extremely impactful activities and events. In spite of the hot weather, many of us went out into the city of Bonao. We played basketball with the locals in a public park and went...
Aug 1, 2016 | Bonao - 7/25/2016 |
Today was a emotional yet inspiring day for the Glimpsers. We first traveled to a very beautiful place, Constanza. We visited a school founded by an Angel Moreta. He shared a very powerful story explaining the struggles he had to go through in order to start the...
Jul 31, 2016 | Bonao - 7/25/2016 |
Today met with the director of Federacion de Campesinos Esteban Polanco and some community members. They presented ideas for our CAP (Community Action Project). We split into groups and I was in a group with Charles and Jurelle. We asked them questions about their...
Jul 30, 2016 | Bonao - 7/25/2016 |
La Daijha Hola! Today was Living Like a Local day which means we experience what it would be like to be from the Dominican Republic. We went to a rural community here and experienced what the typical everyday lifestyle is for the people in that community. I was the...
