Recent posts from: SJ2B San Juan DR 7-1


DAY 10: GLOBAL BUSINESS/DECONSTRUCTING POVERTY


Hello friends and family! It’s Rissa and Rhea here to tell you about Global Business & Deconstructing Poverty Day. We started off the day with an early, 6:00 am wake up call and headed over to Rosaura’s for a delicious breakfast. After that we took a bus ride to...

DAY 9: Immigration


Hi families and friends! It’s Saly, Arash, and Annie, the Leaders for Immigration Day. Today, we took another music-filled bus drive over to Elias Pina, the province at the Dominican and Haitian border. We met Peace Corps tour guides, Alex and Oscar, who gave us the...

DAY 8: Adventure and Fun Day


Hola familias! This is Kyra and Sara coming at you from San Juan de la Maguana! We were so excited today because we got to be lideres del dia (leaders of the day) and go to the beach! We started off our day at 7am, before eating breakfast on the bus (from Rosaura’s)...

DAY 7: Living Like a Local


Day 7: Living Like a Local Hey families and friends, It’s Ka’Myah, Noel, and Karen: Today has been an eye opener for all of us. To kick off our LLAL (Living like a Local Day), the electricity was cut off the night before. With the electricity cut off, we had to get...

DAY 6: Free Day #1


  This slideshow requires JavaScript. Hey Family and Friends, it’s Briana and Grace! After 6 days in San Juan de la Maguana, we finally had a free day to relax! Waking up at 8:15 was a great way to start the day and everyone was quick and ready to get up and...

Day 5: Working Like a Local Day


Hey Friends and Family! It’s Olivia, Trinitee, and Connie here coming to you live from day number five! Today everyone woke up at 6AM for WLAL (Working Like a Local Day) which was earlier than any other day so far. As usual we had breakfast at Rosauras before...

DAY 4: Aid & Development


What’s good family and friends? It’s Davin, Gabe, and Chris your first student LDDs (Líderes del Día or in English, leaders of the day). This morning we woke up earlier than usual and got dressed business casual so we could go to a Community Action Project Seminar in...