Jul 7, 2019 | SJ1B San Juan Maguana 6-28-2019 |
To begin the day, Ayana and I woke up at 5:30 AM to do the morning wake up call and get the group up and ready for breakfast at 7:00 AM. For breakfast, the group had pancakes and fruit made by the Onaney staff. At 8:30 AM, we rode from Onaney to an Avocado farm in...
Jul 7, 2019 | SJ1B San Juan Maguana 6-28-2019 |
It was a pleasure and an honor to co-lead Adventure Fun Day with my co-leader Derrick. The first thing we did today was wake everyone up to Mozart, Alicia Keys, and Lil Uzi Vert. When everyone finally came downstairs to the common area, we had a very wholesome...
Jul 3, 2019 | SJ1B San Juan Maguana 6-28-2019 |
Today I was Leader of the Day by myself which was a little less scary than I thought but still very scary. The main two parts of our day was taking a tour of a sugar cane company and then talking to some members of the group Plataforma Vida who fight for workers...
Jul 3, 2019 | SJ1B San Juan Maguana 6-28-2019 |
Fatimah and I were Co-Leaders of the day. We learned so many things! The opportunity to visit communities in the Dominican Republic yesterday helped us to strengthen our minds and get a better understanding of life. We gained a greater appreciation for our life back...
Jul 2, 2019 | SJ1B San Juan Maguana 6-28-2019 |
Hi! My name is Jack Lesniewski, I was the Leader of the Day on July 1st. Today was an eventful and packed day, we spoke to speakers, had a significant object self-reflection bonding moment, and we also taught students how to speak English. The speakers came from many...