Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Stefan Klakovich, Global Glimpse Leader
Music, religion dance and connection to place. These were the themes that we explored on the third day of our journey in the Dominican Republic. In all we did today, we were all so impressed with the pride and passion of everyone we met when describing the history,...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Jelly Luciano, Program Coordinator
History ROCKS! This was also our “unity clap” word to close the day. It was incredible how fun history can be and how connected our pasts are. We kicked off the day with a very Dominican breakfast that our students were new to the main ingredient which was...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Melina, Program Coordinator
We are excited to welcome all our new Glimpsers from Carrboro High School in North Carolina! The SJ2A delegation arrived on time and were greeted at the airport by the San Juan 2 PCs, Jelly and Melina. We then went on a four hour bus ride from Santo Domingo to San...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Ray Thomas (Doc T), Global Glimpse Leader
I am in the last stages of packing for the trip and that is standard for me. I love traveling but hate packing. This will be the fifth trip I have taken with students from CHS to Latin and South America. They have all been fantastic experiences for both me and the...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Ana Leigh, Glimpser
Hi! My name is Ana Leigh, and I’m currently 17 years old and attend Carrboro High School, in Carrboro, NC. In my free time I like to play guitar, be creative (make art, do projects, take photographs, etc.), and hang out with friends. I also love to try new...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by Lewis Joseph, Glimpser
My name is Lewis Joseph and I am very excited about the trip to the Dominican Republic. I am currently a sophomore at Carrboro High and play on the school tennis team – I am looking forward to next year’s season! I also love trying new food, seeing...
Posted in SJ2A San Juan Maguana 6-16-2019 by SJ2 Dominican Youth Ambassadors
Hi Glimpsers! We’d like to introduce ourselves: we are the Dominican Republic Youth Ambassadors, and we’re a friendly and talkative bunch! 😀 We are a group of youth ages 15-20 from San Juan who will be your Local Youth Ambassadors, your friends and your...
