Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Natalie Santillan and Elena Dickman, Glimpsers
We are Elena Dickman and Natalie Santillan. Today was Immigration Day. We started off our day at 7:00, ate oatmeal with banana, and had a mental warm up before getting on the bus for a long ride to the Batey Palave. When we arrived at the Batey, we were welcomed by a...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Imani and Lexy, Glimpsers
Hola! It is Lexy and Imani. Today we were the Leaders of the day. Our fun filled day began at 6am. We had a breakfast that consisted of scrambled eggs, bread and hot chocolate. We then bused to Bejuco Aplastado, a rural community about 20 minutes outside of Bonao,...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Riley Burton and Monica Maestre
Hi, this is Riley and Monica! We are the Leaders Del Dia today, our first FREE DAY. It wasn’t the easiest of days to lead, since we didn’t have a strict schedule like the first few days. During the morning, everyone got to sleep in later than usual, which some took...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Isabella Cardenas and Nicholas Loeza, Glimpsers
Hello World! We’re Isabella Cardenas and Nicholas Loeza and we were Líderes del Día for Global Business Day! For Global Business Day we first went to La Mina Cormidom, a mining company. There we listened to our guest speaker Jonathan Ruiz, an environmental scientist...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Zoie and Claire, Glimpsers
Hello! Our names are Zoie and Claire, and we were the Lideres del Dia today for our Living Like a Local day. Today, we were not afforded the privilege of using electricity as we do every day at home. This meant using a bucket of water in order to shower or using a...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Baylee and Camille, Glimpsers
Hi, we’re Baylee and Camille, and we were the leaders of today. We were the first students to be Lider Del Dia, and we both did an amazing job. The biggest part of our day was traveling to the Federation of Farmers Camp (Federacion de Campesinos Hacia el Progreso) and...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-3 by Ashley and Devin, GGLs
Hola! Today we had a fantastic time celebrating Culture Day. Last night Nacelí passed the torch as Líder del Día (LDD) to Ashley and Devin. Tomorrow will be the first day that our Global Glimpsers will be acting as LDD, so look forward to the next blog post! We...
