Hi Families!!

It’s 10:45 in the DR and we are exhausted. We started today at 6:45 and are just wrapping up our personal reflections about how living like a local and day 1 of teaching went. Because of this, we will delay the full blog post for today until tomorrow. Everyone is doing great, staying hydrated, and learning and growing a TON. They love reading your blog comments so keep them coming! They also love having free time!! We haven’t had much but tomorrow is our first free day! Everyone will have a chance to access internet, call home, and explore San Juan with either an adult or one of our amazing youth ambassadors! If you get a chance, send your student a reminder about contact info they may have forgotten (and can’t access without smart phones) and/or an email about when would be the best time to call you so you can connect.

Thanks for the warm wishes from back home.

So many New Friends

So many New Friends

Living like a local host fam!

Living like a local host fam!

Getting to know the locals!

Getting to know the locals!

Can't beat these vistas! (phot cred: Amanda Ramirez)

Can’t beat these vistas! (photo cred: Amanda Ramirez)