Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by James and Fernando
Today was a completely eye-opening day, moreso than any of the other days that we’ve encountered so far. We got to see with our own eyes what true poverty was by going to the dump, which was about 5 miles away from San Cristobal. Now, you might notice that there...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by Lucia Ferrer and Michiko Adams
After a relaxing and refreshing free day on Thursday, we were ready for another packed day. We ventured to a neighborhood in West Santo Domingo that houses many Haitians and Dominicans, most of them children of former immigrants from Haiti that came to the Dominican...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by Vincent Mawad
My name is Vincent and today I had my opportunity to serve as Líder Del Día! Today was our first Free Day and we got to have a luxurious wake up time of 8 am, which was well needed, and had a delicious breakfast to start off the day energized. After breakfast, we all...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by Jynessa Valladon
Hello everyone, I’m Jynessa and I got to lead Global Business/Working Like a Local day. We started off the day earlier than usual and took a long windy drive to ASOCAES which is a local coffee association in Los Cacaos. We were taken behind the scenes of coffee...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by Naama Bareket & Fiona Strachan-Payne
Today was a very exciting day – adventure day! The topic we explored today was the question of whether or not it’s possible to preserve natural areas while obtaining profit from them at the same time. The first site we visited today was the Cuevas de...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by Kai Perillo
Aid & Development Day The roosters began to crow at the break of dawn. The sun had already risen and golden light had began petering in through the windows, when the students had begun to stir. Some of us woke up well before the wake up time to prepare for the day...
Posted in San Cristobal - 6/09/2017 by GG Leader - William Stegeman
Welcome to day 3 of the great San Cristobal adventure. I´m happy to report that all Glimpsers are in good health and high spirits, despite being pushed well beyond their comfort zones. Our accommodations are set in the rural San Cristobal community of Dios Dira, a...
