Posted in C1B Constanza 7-1 by Amber Holland and Jorge Luna, Glimpser and Global Glimpse Leader
“The world in which you are born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being.” – Anonymous Greetings from Constanza! Today we started off the day with waking up at 8:00am and by 8:30 we had some delicious scrambled...
Posted in C1B Constanza 7-1 by John Presimé, Program Coordinator
“History, for all its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” Maya Angelou. Saludo de Constanza! What an amazing day for learning, growing and bonding. The day began with a smooth 8:30am wake up call and...
Posted in C1B Constanza 7-1 by Carissa Villafana, Program Coordinator
Hello GG families! Today was a packed and exciting day. Our Glimpsers have made all of their calls back home, had a delightful dinner with Dilenia (our host), and are now getting some much deserved rest. See the photo below from the bus on the way from the airport to...
Posted in C1B Constanza 7-1 by Carissa Villafana and John Presime, Program Coordinators
HELLO GLIMPSERS! Shout out from your Constanza Program Coordinators, Carissa and John! I’m Carissa, I was born in Oxnard, California and first came to the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The first time I experienced Dominican culture I knew I...
Posted in C1B Constanza 7-1 by Brian Walach, Global Glimpse Leader
Nine years ago this April, I spent a week in Nicaragua. I lived with a host family in La Ceiba, a community that hosted thirty college students. One night, we walked down to the basketball court that doubled as a street soccer pitch. The local boys played as the girls...
