Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2019


Living Like a Local Day


Hey everyone, Today we had the earliest wake-up call of the trip which was 5:30 in the morning. We were able to visit a community called Paris de Panita. While we visited this community we were able to split up into 5 groups with a host mother that told their story...

The Complexity and Beauty of Dominican Culture Day


Hi Families and loved ones! My name is Farima Pour-Khorshid and I am one of the Global Glimpse leaders and my role is the students’ Leadership Coach. Today I wore multiple hats and I was also el Líder Del Día (leader of the Day) which is why my Dominican sash...

CAP DAY TWO


Today we started with a 7:30 wake-up call and began with a healthy, balanced breakfast. We headed over to Bajo Corral around 9am to start the second CAP day. After arriving, we broke off into our same groups and picked up where we left off in our project. Overall, we...

DAY 6: WoRkInG LiKe a LoCaL


PARENTS AND FRIENDS – PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS AT THE END OF THE BLOG!  YOUR POSTS ARE SHARED WITH THE GLIMPSERS AND IT’S A GREAT WAY TO LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE THINKING OF THEM! Today was like no other, first ever day working like a local. We...

Introduction!


Hello Glimpsers! Andrew here, I am one of your leaders for our trip to Constanza in the Dominican Republic next week! Here are a few tidbits about me before we get to meet each other in person. Born and raised in Massachusetts, I spent most of my life surrounded by...

Day 9: Adventure Fun Day!


Hello everyone, it’s Brenda! I am today’s Leader of the Day for Adventure Fun Day. The ambassadors joined us on this relaxing day. In the morning, we visited the beautiful Salto Baiguate; it was mesmerizing to look at the lush greenery especially the trees...

CAP Delivery Day #2


Hola familias, Today was our second day working on our Community Action Project in Rio Grande.  It was an exhausting day for everyone and required a lot of physical labor.  We started the day painting the remaining benches and putting our finishing touches on them. ...