Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Da'Vonti Hardrick, Glimpser
¡Bienvenidos todos! Welcome everyone! My name is Da’Vonti and I would like to welcome you to my day as lider del dia on Adventure Fun Day. At 6:30 am, many people woke up tired but it was surprisingly easy, thanks to the upcoming fun at the beach. For breakfast,...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Diego Robles and Rachel Otero
It was an early start to the day with a wake up call for 5:30AM, but everyone managed to get up with a positive attitude for the day to come. The bus ride to San Rafael was long, but we all got some extra ZZZ’s in to give us some more energy. Upon arriving to...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Lucia and Jestina, Glimpsers
Hola! It’s Lucia and Jestina here, today we got to share the role of leader of the day. Today we took the gua-gua (bus) to CAC, a sugar cane company. We were given a tour by Pablo Garcia who informed us on the conditions and rights of the sugar cane workers. He...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Jett DuVal, Glimpser
Today was our first free day. Although we had a buffet breakfast and our wake up call was suggested, everyone seemed to wake up around 8 to be ready for our calls home. After this rigorous schedule that we have been following the first few days we all needed some down...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Jasmine Martinez, Glimpser
The day began with the early 6:00 wake up call to go to Loma de Yaque to work at a coffee plantation. We were then split into five groups where we would help the workers fill the bags with soil, pluck weeds, plant seedlings, move the bags of soil with a wheel barrel...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Marisa Clark, Yosef Ruben
Our day started early, like most mornings, we woke up to the sound of roosters and dogs barking. We then traveled up a winding mountain road to Aguita to see native drumming and a water ritual. We danced to the drumming and got a look at the significance of music in...
Posted in SJ1C San Juan Maguana 7-18-2019 by Angela Mass - Global Glimpse Leader, Jasmine Denise Rodriguez - Glimpser
Today, we had the honor and privilege of partnering with nine host families in Guanito. Students were able to help out with household chores, eat native fruits and discover their way of life while living on under $2 per day. The families and glimpsers all came...