Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Natalia Perez & Roxana Servin, Glimpsers
Today we all learned how poverty looks in the Dominican Republic, the main factors being racism and education. While visiting La Vega dump we witnessed how the buzos (dumpster divers) worked on a daily basis trying to earn money from materials such as bottles, metals,...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Autumn, Glimpser
Being Leader of the Day is full of challenges. Starting with waking everyone up, making sure everyone is on time, keeping people on task, and keeping everyone safe. These are all things that I don’t have to do often especially for a big group of people. I am mostly...
Posted in RB2D Riobamba 8-8-2019 by Óscar Nájera, Global Glimpse Leader
¡Hola! We have arrived! We are safe and sound (and tired) here in Riobamba, Ecuador. We are now resting up for our big history day tomorrow. We can’t wait to explore Riobamba tomorrow – keep an eye out for the blog post! At the Houston airport we met...
Posted in RB2D Riobamba 8-8-2019 by Mary Sweeney, Global Glimpse Leader
We arrived in Quito this morning about 6am… About 6 hours late, but safe and sound. We boarded 3 times in Houston before taking off on a working plane. My favorite moment was when we were back on the original plane (having reboarded), pulled onto the tarmac, and...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan Maguana 7-25-2019 by Aileen, Global Glimpse Staff
Hello, Family and Friends of the SJ2C Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers after these two weeks, so we thought we would share a reminder about the return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the...
Posted in RB3C Riobamba 7-25-2019 by Carissa, Global Glimpse Staff
Hello Global Glimpse families and friends, RB3C got off to a slow start in Ecuador but are now, excitedly, on their way to Houston and then to San Francisco. United flight 1998 will arrive in SFO at 8:44pm, today. Thank you for remaining patient in awaiting the...
Posted in JA2C Jarabacoa 7-30-2019 by Arabella Allan, Glimpsers
Hola! Today’s theme was immigration day. We woke up with a seven o’clock wake-up and had a breakfast that consisted of oatmeal fruit and cereal. We really missed cereal. The point of today was to learn about the immigration issues that exist between Haiti...
