Jul 10, 2017 | San Juan de La Maguana - 7/02/2017 |
Today was a day that was composed of learning about global aid and development, hence the title. More specifically, we met with the community that we will be working with to improve their community center, as well as two Peace Corps volunteers. We met with the...
Jul 9, 2017 | San Juan de La Maguana - 7/02/2017 |
Starting off last night after our nightly meeting with no lights, fans, or running water, the students were all prepared for what to expect the next day of “Living Like a Local.” Bright and early this morning we were supposed to have a 6:30am wakeup call,...
Jul 8, 2017 | San Juan de La Maguana - 7/02/2017 |
Hello friends and family! Although we’ve had a jam-packed week exploring San Juan and learning about the city’s culture and history, today was our first day having fun at the beach. We started off the day bright and early, eating breakfast during the ride...
Jul 7, 2017 | San Juan de La Maguana - 7/02/2017 |
Dear Friends and Families, Today was Immigration Day. It was our first breakfast away from Onaney’s. We had bananas and passion fruit juice with a chicken sandwich. We visited the Dominican and Haitian border and got to experience how the immigration between...
Jul 6, 2017 | San Juan de La Maguana - 7/02/2017 |
We finally had eggs this morning. The day began with exploring San\ Juan with our trip leaders and ambassadors. We first took a trip to a supermercado, finally being able to get our hands on Dominican goodies and missed American drinks. Although we got lost, we...