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Recent posts from: San Juan De La Maguana – 06/27/2013

Reality Challenge: $1 a day

Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/27/2013 by Diana Munguia
Today’s main theme was a reality challenge: $1 a day. Today every one of us had to experience surviving with a dollar and then explain what we gained out of it at the end of the day. The question of the day was “Could you live with a $1 a day?”  Today was early wake...

Fun Day!!

Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/27/2013 by Elemo Mussa
My peers and I learned today what Dominicans do to have fun. Today we all went to the beach and experienced one of the beaches that Dominican Republic has to offer. I was surprised mostly today on how beautiful the beaches were. I am most proud of how much we got done...

A Day in Los Bateyes

Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/27/2013 by Eric Zaragoza
Today was a fun, cheerful, but also a very eye opening day. We traveled to 3 bateyes, or small communities in the southern Dominican Republic. In each bateye we met up with a few people: Mr. Salvador, Stephanie, and Pastor Williams. First was Mr. Salvador, he...

Solution Please!

Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/27/2013 by D’mani Thomas
“It is not the spot, it is the situation”-Lucia While on a field trip to a sugar cane plantation, we were given a tour and spoken to by the owner: Carlos. He spoke of the incredible amounts of energy and time the Haitian workers would put in to get paid. Sometimes...

Culture Day in San Juan de la Maguana

Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/27/2013 by Ricardo Salgado
Today was Culture Day for our delegation and we had the opportunity to witness and participate in two extraordinary field trips.  As, we participated in the events and learned about the history and importance of the culture through the arts, all of us had the question...