Jul 30, 2017 | Constanza1 - 7/25/2017 |
Today was a very humbling and eye opening day being that it was Immigration Day. This was especially impactful, because some of us are immigrants or children of immigrants ourselves and the themes and topics of today hit close to home. Our mission was to understand...
Jul 29, 2017 | Constanza1 - 7/25/2017 |
(7/30/17 2:45 ET Updated with photos) Today was “living like a local day,” which meant we had to live in extreme poverty; for context, this is considered roughly the equivalent of $2.00 per day. For us, this meant no electricity, no running water, and...
Jul 28, 2017 | Constanza1 - 7/25/2017 |
On this misty morning, we worked like day laborers by helping out in a vegetable greenhouse. While getting involved, we learned about agricultural business between the DR and the US by touring a cucumber exporting company called Agro Marketing. Today, with the help of...
Jul 27, 2017 | Constanza1 - 7/25/2017 |
Whew! What. A. Day! We started with a 7:00 am wake up call and were treated to a delicious breakfast of mini sandwiches of ham, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes while slightly toasted with some refreshing fruit punch. From breakfast we went through our mental warm-up, to...
Jul 26, 2017 | Constanza1 - 7/25/2017 |
Hello family and friends this is Katherine Constanza’s Program Coordinator and today’s leader of the day! The group has finally made it to Constanza. Wooohoooo! After waking up bright and early in Santiago, we headed up the valley to finally make it to...
