Jul 7, 2019 | JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 |
On Friday we began our journey home back to Chicago. We woke up at 7:30am, had breakfast, and loaded the bus to begin heading to the airport in Santiago. On our way to the airport, our bus driver, Samuel, pulled over and bought us delicious Dominican treats for us to...
Jun 30, 2019 | JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 |
Hello family and friends, Today our topic was immigration. Early in the morning, we had a special guest, Juan Carlos, the filmmaker of the documentary Hasta la Raiz. The documentary emphasized dilemmas Dominicans of Haitian descent face. They have a hard time finding...
Jun 30, 2019 | JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 |
Today was defiantly a day full of laughter and adventure. Our group experienced our second Free Day, where we are able to go and adventure off into Jarabacoa and buy snacks and souvenirs for our families back home and ourselves. In the morning we had a light breakfast...
Jun 28, 2019 | JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 |
Hello Global Glimpse viewers! Today was a very fulfilling day where we were allowed to explore the DR environment and its effect on the community. We started our day off at Santo Jimenoa where we learned about hydroelectric currents in the Dominican Republic. A new...
Jun 27, 2019 | JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 |
Today, we worked on giving back to the community, providing the basic health benefits to the locals. Everyone contributed to this activity, whether it be welcoming patients, collecting contributions, being doctor assistants, entertaining the kids, or helping out in...
