Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Tiffany Tran
Today was a challenge, but I’m more than happy that we did it. This challenge started with no electricity for a 24 hour period, starting at night. All we had was a flashlight in each room for our source of light and a bucket to shower in. Water was limited; we...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Beca Cisneros
Question of The Day: How is your life both similar and different from those you met today?Quote of The Day: “In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” -Confucious I noticed...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Julian Llamas
Today we got invited to a beautiful ranch by Angela, the owner of the hotel that we are staying at. We spent most of our day at her ranch swimming, playing billiards, eating delicious food and just having a great day. When we were in the pool we played “Marco Polo”....
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Max von Euw (associated with Derek)
The view from the sugar mill factory in Barahona. The most amazing GG group crammed into a small room meant for 10 Haitain sugar cane cutters…seems a little small to us. A truck carrying 125 lbs bags of sugar. A baby goat at a milk, cheese, and yogurt production...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Desmond Newsom
Today was a free day but we still had a Question Of The Day. The Question Of the Day was do you think Favianna Rodriguez was afraid to stand up for what she believed in? Favianna is a girl born from an immigrant couple and is inspired to make her voice heard about...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Derek Hollingsworth
Question of the Day: How has sugar cane production impacted the DR over the years? Quote of the Day: “With my consumer choices, I can change the world.” Hello! My name is Derek Hollingsworth, and I was El Lider Del Dia today. The overall theme for the day was global...
Posted in San Juan De La Maguana - 06/03/2013 by Trang Nguyen
Question of the Day: What are the similarities and differences between immigration from Haiti to DR and immigration to US? Our day included breakfast,academic seminar ( 3 sharing experiences of immigration), visit the border and no man’s land of Haiti and...
