Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Lindsey & Avika, Glimpsers
Hola familia y amigos! This is Lindsey Bilick and Avika Garg! We have officially passed the halfway point of this trip! Today, July 25th, was Deconstructing Poverty Day, one of the most emotional days for us. We visited the Constanza Dump, split into groups, and got...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Jackie Ngo, Vivian Liu, Raana Naghieh, Glimpsers
Que lo que (what’s up!!!) familia y amigos! Jackie Ngo, Vivian Liu, and Raana Naghieh here today as your Leaders of the Day (-: Today was Working Like a Local/Global Business Day, which meant a 5:30 AM wake up call for us. We drove to a local greenhouse where we...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Sofia Botero and Rey Turner, Glimpsers
Hola familias! Our names are Sofia Botero and Rey Turner and hoy we were Los Líderes del Día! Today we had our first free day of the trip where we were able to leave the hotel and walk explore the town… and restock our chuchería supply. By being able to leave the...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Juvin Fung and Leah Lara, Glimpsers
Hi Families! Today’s focus was on immigration and we visited a small Haitian community called “Colonia Kennedy”. We spoke to a few of the families there and learned of their challenges and how they lived. This experience was very eye-opening and made me feel more...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Yen Hoang, Kamilia Lirio, Aaron Noel Mendoza, Glimpsers
Today we visited a semi-rural community right outside of Constanza (Los Gajitos and Cañada de las Palmas). The people we met felt like one big happy family. Getting to personally hear each individuals’ stories and hardships allowed us to better connect with them and...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Daniel Keep and Anna Sara Mehouelley
Hello Families, We are Leaders of the Day for Day 3. Our names are Daniel Keep and Anna Sara. Shout-out to la familia! Today was Aid and Development Day. We started to develop our Community Action Projects by visiting a local neighborhood called Barrio de las flores...
Posted in C3C Constanza 7-17 by Amanda, Laura, Leona
Today was Culture Fun Day. We started the day by making masks with Dario Victoriano a.k.a. Gato, who is a champion mask maker for carnaval. Each of us got to make our own masks out of clay of our own design. Then we learned two types of cultural Dominican dances...