Recent posts from: Moca – 6/13/2016


Free Day


Free Day Today wake-up call was at 8:00 AM, giving everyone an extra hour to sleep. For breakfast we all had delicious French toast with maple syrup which the glimpsers love. We also had plenty of free time which we enjoyed spending out in the city of San Victor. All...

Living with the Locals


Wow, today was really an eye-opening day! The struggles of having to stumble around our rooms by using flashlights and relying on bucket water carried from the bottom of the hill was not as bad as any of us expected. It was humbling for sure, but not only was it what...

Saltos


My job as leader of the day starts the night before with the bedtime calls. I woke up today at 6:30 AM to give wake up calls for the rest of the Glimpsers. We had a busy morning, waking up to find that 110 women that were also staying at the hostel for a religious...

Aid and Development Day


WOW WHAT A DAY!!!! Today was our Aid and Development Day where we were able to open our eyes to the world in so many different ways. With questions concerning sustainability, worldwide ecology, and the various effects of foreign affairs, our group started the day by...

Education Day


Today was my third day in the Dominican Republic, and I still can’t believe I am actually here. My Global Glimpse peers and I have experienced so much within such a small amount of time. As of today, we had an academic seminar where we took time getting informed...

culture day


What a day the Glimpsers had today! They started off their day having in depth conversations about culture, reflecting on their own while  also considering how it influences their perceptions of Dominican culture. We discussed the mixture that makes up Dominican...

History Day in Moca!!


¡Saludos ¡ Today we explored the heroic and complex history of the Dominican Republic.  Through our journey so far we have gained a plethora of knowledge about the people, places and political movements that have shape the DR and its people. Inquisitive by nature, the...