Jun 26, 2019 | SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 |
Today was the first day of working on our community action project! A few days ago, we visited the town of Suarez to experience living like a local and got to know the community and its members. Today, we went back to Suarez and began the renovation of their...
Jun 26, 2019 | SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 |
For Global Business and Deconstructing Poverty Day, we woke up at 6:00am and traveled to Consorcio Azucarero in the city Barahona, where we learned about the process in which sugar is extracted and packaged by workers to be sold in both the Dominican Republic and the...
Jun 24, 2019 | SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 |
Today we all traveled to the Haitian border in order to gain more insight to what takes place there. We began this trip by swerving the bus through the dozens of motorcycles, cars, carts, and people, which was a little stressful for a backseat driver… Once parked we...
Jun 23, 2019 | SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 |
Today was our eighth day on the island, meaning we are “mitad del viaje” (half way) through our trip. To celebrate this, we had a fun day to explore the island. The sense of community I had experienced in the Dominican Republic so far continued even when we were not...
Jun 22, 2019 | SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 |
When food is placed on a table in front of me, I always say thank you. I have always believed in that “thank you,” that I was truly grateful for the work my mother or father put into the food they serve me. I’ve made meals before and felt a deeper...
