Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Lewis Joseph, Glimpser
For Global Business and Deconstructing Poverty Day, we woke up at 6:00am and traveled to Consorcio Azucarero in the city Barahona, where we learned about the process in which sugar is extracted and packaged by workers to be sold in both the Dominican Republic and the...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Bridget Kelly, Glimpser
Today we all traveled to the Haitian border in order to gain more insight to what takes place there. We began this trip by swerving the bus through the dozens of motorcycles, cars, carts, and people, which was a little stressful for a backseat driver… Once parked we...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Clive Stevens, Glimpser
Today was our eighth day on the island, meaning we are “mitad del viaje” (half way) through our trip. To celebrate this, we had a fun day to explore the island. The sense of community I had experienced in the Dominican Republic so far continued even when we were not...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Nichole Noel, Glimpser
When food is placed on a table in front of me, I always say thank you. I have always believed in that “thank you,” that I was truly grateful for the work my mother or father put into the food they serve me. I’ve made meals before and felt a deeper...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Danil Bogdanov De Carvalho, Glimpser
Have you ever thought about where our food comes from? I didn’t. That was, until I got the opportunity to work on a tomato farm by the name of Maguana Tropical. This farm is one of the Dominican Republic’s biggest exporters, sending about 80% of all of...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Kayla Marie, Glimpser
Today was so fun! We had a lot of free time, and we played a lot of games. It’s really cool getting to know everyone else on the trip, especially because some of them I had never talked to before arriving in the DR. Yesterday, I worked out with one of the...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Gavin Leone, Glimpser
I wasn’t quite sure about what teaching. Why share something when you receive so little in return? Why give so much when you are underpaid and underappreciated. I guess I understand that a little better now. Today when I taught English for the first time I...
