Day 8: Free Day!

Hello! Today was our first free day of the entire trip. We started off by waking up at 7am in order to wake everybody up at 8am to get ready for breakfast at 9am. After we had some cereal with fruit, we all went to the supermarket to grab some snacks. Then, we went to...

Living like a local

Today we learned how to live like a local. We started our day off by having a simple breakfast of hot chocolate and bread. We traveled to a community called Cañada de las Palmas. We were welcomed with open arms and kisses. They treated us like family from the moment...

Day 6: Immigration Day

Today was definitely a day that was more difficult than the rest. It was immigration day and we got to hear personal accounts of immigrants moving to the Dominican Republic. We started off our morning at 7:30, with oatmeal, crackers, and bananas. After breakfast we...


Aid and Development

Hola familia! This is Ashley and Yasin, the first youth leaders in our delegation. We started off this amazing day with a wake up call at 7 AM followed by a lovely breakfast at 8 AM. The meal consisted of eggs and salami accompanied with some delicious Dominican  hot...