Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Allen Li, Shirley Hernandez, Wyatt Thayer, Glimpsers
Hello family and friends! This is Allen, Shirley, and Wyatt, the líderes del día of day 8 of our trip to the Dominican Republic. Unlike the other days we have experienced here in the DR, today was a really heavy and emotional day for our group. We visited the sugar...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Rhea Estacio, Julia Wise, Lauren Sanchez, Glimpsers
Hola everyone!!! A few days ago we lived like a local, but today we worked like a local. We went to a farming community in Suarez and helped the farmers pick out rotten peppers and eggplants, we also helped plant seeds in manure. We were able to talk to famers and get...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Alex and Kweko, Glimpsers
Hello, relatives and friends of us Glimpsers! This is Alex and Kweko, your student leaders for day 6 of our trip to San Juan in the Dominican Republic. Today was a very relax and calm day compared to the past few days. Unlike the past few days, today we didn’t...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Sunnie and Christina, Glimpsers
Hi Family and Friends! This is Sunnie and Christina, the second pair of students to lead the delegation. Today was a more laid-back day compared to the day before, LLAL. Our goal for the day was to learn why sustainability is important to integrate into development...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Vidusha Srivatsan and Tess McIntyre, Glimpsers
Hey everyone back home!! This is Vidusha and Tess, we were the first student leaders of the delegation. Today was a really incredible and eye opening day… even though we had to wake up at 6am. The goal today was to live like a local from the town of Suarez. This...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Roderick Rael, Arsenio Guadalupe, Glimpsers
Good evening, family and friends!!! Today, was a special day in San Juan De La Maguana-specifically, it was Culture Day. During the first half of the day, we learned about the history of Santeria and the “deidades” (the deities) from a local Dominican who...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan DR 7-26 by Sixto Cabral, Program Coordinator
My name is Sixto Cabral, one of the program coordinator. I’m originally from San Juan where we are going to be spending the next two weeks. Today was my opportunity to be leader of the day. We had a great experience during the City Tour and having the opportunity to...
