Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Emma & Kelly, Global Glimpsers
Today, we learned the value of preserving our environment with an organization called The Guardians of the Water. The Guardians of the Water are a group of middle school and high school students who dedicate their time to cleaning up the community and advocating for...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Lesly, Global Glimpser
Today we had a free day and we were allowed to wake up anytime up to 9:30am. Yay! Breakfast was a serve-yourself-style buffet which I liked a lot. We also had our first opportunity to do laundry and call home which had us all pretty excited. ...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Tanya and Chavez, Global Glimpsers
Hola Familias, Today we had a long day experiencing what it’s like to work in a cucumber greenhouse and cucumber processing plant. In the morning we met with Alberto Quezada who owns a handful of greenhouses and he introduced us to some of his workers and...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Marlen and Nicole, Global Glimpsers
Dear families, Living like a local was both physically and mentally stressful. The night before our day, we turned off all electricity and running water. The majority of the delegation has never experienced what life without these two things is like. So to say the...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Vivian Bui, Global Glimpser
Today was “Aid and Development day” and the group’s main objective was to learn more about the importance of sustainability and to see a real-life example of it. Our first activity of the day brought us to a community in Constanza named El Chorro...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Eric, Global Glimpse Leader
Today we added to our understanding of Dominican history and culture. Dominican culture was created from a mixture of cultural influences. For example, the native Taino culture brought many words used today such as “Manguana” (small valley) and...
Posted in C1C Constanza 7-16-2019 by Paola Nicodemo, Program Coordinator
This is our third delegation and still we felt pretty nervous to receive our group. Once we saw them come out of the gate our nerves disappeared and we knew this will be an amazing 16-day experience for all. The kids were very tired but excited to be here. After we...
