Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Emily Holda, Global Glimpse Leader
On Friday we began our journey home back to Chicago. We woke up at 7:30am, had breakfast, and loaded the bus to begin heading to the airport in Santiago. On our way to the airport, our bus driver, Samuel, pulled over and bought us delicious Dominican treats for us to...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Jamelyn - Global Glimpse Staff
Hello Families and Friends of JA2A Glimpsers, We know you are all eager to see your students return home! We thought we would share a reminder about the return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the airport once they’ve arrived. Here is...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Roxanna & Ana, Glimpsers
Hello family and friends, Today our topic was immigration. Early in the morning, we had a special guest, Juan Carlos, the filmmaker of the documentary Hasta la Raiz. The documentary emphasized dilemmas Dominicans of Haitian descent face. They have a hard time finding...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Alondra, Glimpser
Today was defiantly a day full of laughter and adventure. Our group experienced our second Free Day, where we are able to go and adventure off into Jarabacoa and buy snacks and souvenirs for our families back home and ourselves. In the morning we had a light breakfast...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Valeria A. & Valeria V., Glimpsers
Hello Global Glimpse viewers! Today was a very fulfilling day where we were allowed to explore the DR environment and its effect on the community. We started our day off at Santo Jimenoa where we learned about hydroelectric currents in the Dominican Republic. A new...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Skylah and Jason L., Glimpsers
Today, we worked on giving back to the community, providing the basic health benefits to the locals. Everyone contributed to this activity, whether it be welcoming patients, collecting contributions, being doctor assistants, entertaining the kids, or helping out in...
Posted in JA2A Jarabacoa 6-20-2019 by Shaniya & Jason A., Glimpsers
Hola los familias! We welcomed a day of hard work and sweat here in Jarabacoa. As locals, we started with an early morning journey to Flores de Jarabacoa alongside Trudeau exportation company. During the tasks, we enriched ourselves in what it really means to be a...