Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Avantika and Olive, Glimpsers
Today was deconstructing poverty day and we got to directly witness the steps impoverished people take in order to work against their unfortunate situations. First we went to the city dump in La Vega and met a group of people called buzos. Buzos is a Spanish word for...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by James Tian & Armin Montaseri, Glimpsers
We are Armin and James, the leaders of the day for today. For Global Business we woke and had cereal and milk for breakfast before heading to Cormidon, a mining company in the mountains of Bonao. We met with Jonathan, an environmental scientist and he told us about...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Jiya and Ruby, Glimpsers
Hi, we are Jiya and Ruby and we were the leaders of today, the 11th of June. Today started around 8:30a for most of us! Breakfast started at 9:00, which is three hours later than breakfast usually starts. We had eggs and pancakes and we were able to use the...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Hannah, Avantika, Tiffany, Glimpsers
Today we went to 27 Charcos, Damajagua, Puerto Plata, a tourist attraction a couple hours from our accommodations. Many of us were extremely thrilled to go hiking and swimming since natural beauty is a highlight in this country. At the location we jumped off of...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Angela, Bryanna, and Jayme
No electricty, no running wáter, but a day full day of happiness and fun. The Glimpsers had the challenge of living like a local, with only $2.00 for all our meals throughout the day. We started off our day with a simple breakfast of just bread and hot chocolate. We...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Olive and Emmy, Glimpsers
Hi, this is leaders of the day, Emmy Thang and Olive Savoie! We kicked our day off today bright and early with a 5:30 AM wake up call. It was unpleasantly early but made for an excellent view of the sunrise. A scenic bus ride led us to The Confederation of Farmers,...
Posted in B1A Bonao 6-5 by Airon Whitt, Global Glimpse Leader
https://globalglimpse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/8d8886a1-05a8-4c17-954c-625641e50598.mp4 Today was culture day, and man did we experience culture! We spent our day exploring town and experiencing some staples in Dominican culture like a dance class on Merengue...
