Posted in JA2C Jarabacoa 7-30-2019 by Alicia Coronel, Glimpser
Today, we woke up at 6:30 am and went to Los Calabazos, a community that is extremely isolated from other towns, people, and communities in the Dominican Republic. It took us about 20 minutes to drive from outside Jarabacoa to get there. Our driver, Samuel (and his...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan Maguana 7-25-2019 by Gaby & Susan, Glimpsers
This morning we had an excellent breakfast as usual: eggs, plantain, salsa, and lemonade. Next, we went to the community center and both of us were painting signs to put up in the center. The manual labor group made a long chain in order to pass bricks along more...
Posted in C1D Constanza 8-7-2019 by Francis Garcia & Paola Nicodemo, Program Coordinators
Hello Glimpsers, Global Glimpse Leaders, and Parents! Greetings from Constanza, Dominican Republic! We are Paola and Francis, your Program Coordinators for this summer! My name is Francis Garcia I am one of the program coordinators for Constanza this is my 3rd year...
Posted in JA2C Jarabacoa 7-30-2019 by Natasha Santana amd Benjamin Weinstein, Glimpsers
Hey y’all! Its Natasha and Benjamin coming at you with our daily blog post! We were Lider del Dia (Leaders of the Day) for our day themed Working Like a Local. This was a day where is Glimpsers had the chance to work like local here in Jarabacoa and take a peak...
Posted in JA2C Jarabacoa 7-30-2019 by Jack Padalino - Global Glimpse Leader
Hello Friends and Family, We’re so sorry for our radio silence the last few days, we’ve had problems with our internet service here at the hotel. Rest assured we are all fine, well fed, BUSY, and having the time of our lives!
Posted in C2C Constanza 7-27-2019 by Meliza Ramos and Elena Cook
Hello, my name is Meliza Ramos, I am 17 years old and I’m from Hayward, CA. I became interested in Global Glimpse when I heard about it from my teachers’ and peers’ past experiences. Our school usually doesn’t get a lot of opportunities to go to other counties and get...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Desiree, Global Glimpse Leader
Hey everyone! I’m Desiree Garcia, one of the GG Leaders and today was my turn to be the Líder Del Día (leader of the day). Today’s theme was “Living like a local.” The experience started the night before when the electricity was turned off so we could experience a...
