Recent posts from: San Cristobal – 6/10/2015


Living on a $1 a day


Hello, I am Nathaly Garnica and today’s leader of the day. Today was a fun and intense day for all of the glimpsers. Our day began at 7 am when I personally went to wake up everyone, but as usual most were up since it still hard to get used to sleeping in our cabins....

Politics Day


Hi, my name is Josue Rojo and I was today’s leader of the day. It was definitely a completely different experience because you just aren’t worrying about yourself, you’re also worrying about everyone else having a successful day. Leading up to today I was definitely...

Beach Day


The day began at 7:00am as I, Jordan Minor, walked to each cabin to wake up my fellow Glimpsers. But to no surprise, all of the girls had already woken up and headed to the bathrooms to ready themselves for the day that we have all waited for: Beach Day! In...

Global Business Day


   Hello friends and family, our names are Neda Abu-Gharbiyeh and Jon Nobrega, and we were the leaders for the day. Today was Global Business Day, so we visited Los Cacaos, a local coffee plantation. At the beginning of the day with our academic seminar, we learned...

Tiempo Libre


Hi everyone my name is Victor and today I was the fourth leader of the day. Today, our day was very simple and relaxing, it was our first tiempo libre (free day). To begin with, our delegation got to sleep in so I woke up at 7:30 a.m. while I woke up my peers at 8:00...

Day 6 Aid and Development


Dear Global Glimpse Family & Friends, Hello everybody! My name is Eric Wheat and I am the third leader of the day for the San Cristobal delegation. Today’s theme was “Aid & Development” and we focused on how to properly aid local communities that are in need....

Day 5 Education


    Dear Friends and Family, I am Shariff Youngblood and I am a Global Glimpser in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Today we took a tour of Loyola. Loyola is a school that goes from elementary to college. They help pay for people with low income to go to...