Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Angelo Sicangco
Throughout the trip, we have learned about various companies that make money off of the resources of the Dominican Republic. Today we learned more about the Canadian mining company Falcondo, who has been doing their business within the DR for a while. They have...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Avdeep Dhillon and Simran Sidhu
Living on a $1 a day had been advertised to us since the start of Global Glimpse. It has been something we all had been looking forward to. We started our day by taking a bucket shower and having only bread and hot chocolate for breakfast. We then headed off to meet...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Xiofan Wu and Daniel Loginov
Seeing kids walking barefoot, youth having no country to identify with, and realizing that everybody relies on each other for survival really taught us many important lessons. They are lessons that the average American, or generally anyone that lives in the comfort...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Dylan Hubka
Today’s role of being a leader taught me a lot. I realized how difficult it could be trying to command twenty or so people who have their own ideas and personalities. It is a challenge to realize when a million different minute details fly at you at a thousand miles...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Sabrina Perez
Hey guys, My name is Sabrina and I’m from Berkeley, CA. Today I was “Leader of the Day” for our Fun Day, which I’m sure I can speak for all when I say that everyday so far has been a fun, exciting, learning day. For today’s fun day, we had an early wake up...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Michelle Luong
“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.” –Wade Davis. Often times people are in their own little bubble—hanging out with the same people,...
Posted in Bonao - 06/30/2014 by Robert Rowl
July 4, 2014, Today after we had breakfast we had an aid and development seminar where the group debated if the United States should or should not give money to other countries. Then we took a bus ride up into the mountains to a community in a place called Rio Blanco....
