Day 3: Working Like a Local

Que lo que amigos y familia, We started our morning bright and early at 6:00 A.M. to the beautiful sounds of birds, followed by the military drills at their fortand Gwen Stefani’s classic “Hollaback Girl”. Our host Dilenia served us a hot meal of...

Day 2 Culture Day

Hola Amigos! Today was our cultural immersion day in the Dominican Republic. Our first activity for the day was making a cultural Carnival mask called caretas. These masks have been worn for many generations during the Carnival celebration that happens every year in...

Day 1 History Lives with Us

Hello Everyone out there reading this blog! Today was a jam packed day of exploring our host city of Constanza. The focus for today was the history of the Dominican Republic and how that history impacts the country today. To accomplish this we started our day off with...

Hey!

  Hey! My name is Maribel. I’m an incoming senior at Capuchino High School. I’m apart of Latinos Unidos & I play soccer with Lowen 83’Club. I’m super excited for this trip! I can’t wait to travel to a new country & experience a different culture than...

Saludos desde Constanza!

HELLO GLIMPSERS! Shout out from your Constanza Program Coordinators, John and Carissa! My name is Carissa, I was born in Oxnard, California and first came to the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The first time I experienced Dominican culture I knew I...