Posted in JA1A Jarabacoa 6-11-2019 by Emma & Hannah, Glimpsers
Hi families & friends! Today was an incredible culture day filled with food, drink, dancing, and conversation. We had an early wake-up call to hit the road in the morning to a small, rural community of Jarabacoa called Campo Añil. Here we visited Los Bohios, a...
Posted in JA1A Jarabacoa 6-11-2019 by John Presimé, Program Coordinator
Hello Hello! Today was our first full day exploring our host city of Jarabacoa. We were focused on the history of the Dominican Republic and its current impact in the country. To succeed this we started our day off with an amazing breakfast at our accommodation. After...
Posted in JA1A Jarabacoa 6-11-2019 by Emma and Bella, Glimpsers
We made it! After a long flight to Newark, NJ, we finally found time to sit down together as a group. (Sorry there is no evidence of CJ on the plane; he got stuck in a seat by himself up front.) We played a name game, shared travel experiences, talked about being a...
Posted in JA1A Jarabacoa 6-11-2019 by John Presimé & Gloria Rizo, Program Coordinators
Hello Hello! Keloke …. these are your own Jarabacoa 1 Program Coordinators, Gloria and John! This is Gloria Rizo, I am from Nicaragua; I came down to the Dominican Republic 2 months ago for the first time. It is the first time for me enjoying a culture closely...
Posted in JA1A Jarabacoa 6-11-2019 by Hannah & Emma, Global Glimpse Leaders
Welcome to the BEST Global Glimpse Team: Jarabacoa #1!!! We are so excited to meet you! Hannah Barrentine ¡Saludos! I’ll be one of your Global Glimpse Leaders for our trip to Jarabacoa this summer! I’m a CA native and a bilingual Spanish speaker who loves latin...
