Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Jennifer Sheng, Rubi Santacruz, Glimpsers
Hola! Today, we woke up early morning around 6:00 am, and walked to the beach right after breakfast. While at the beach, we went swimming in the ocean, and some played soccer (Yuli, me (Rubi), and Angel). Additionally, others relaxed in the hot sun getting a tan....
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Gabriel Chapital de Renty & Yuliana J. Cabrales Urbina, Glimpsers
Hey guys, welcome back to the blog! Its Gabe and Yuli! Today, we were the Student Leaders of the day, it was fun and exciting because it was us in charge!!! Today, we had the pleasure of learning about the immigration policies of the Dominican Republic. On the way to...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Ivana Chen and Isaak Tejada, Glimpsers
Hola familias! Today we had the wonderful opportunity of visiting a local organization (Plan Yaque) here in Jarabacoa that focuses on a variety of community improvements, such as environmental protection. There, we had a guest speaker, Anika, who introduced us to...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Angel Torres & Aiden Lewis
Hello families, today was a hard-working day. All of us had the opportunity to help pick weeds out of coffee plants on the LARGEST coffee farm in Jarabacoa. We learned the process of making coffee and separating beans. We then got to tour the coffee factory and buy...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Isabel Gomez - Global Glimpse Leader
What a day we had! We learned so much about culture; we started our day by going to the cultural center and they introduced us to the cacao bean. We sampled the BEST chocolate and thereafter we explored the area. When we came back to Jarabacoa we went shopping in...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by John Presime, Program Coordinator
Hello everyone, So today was the first full day of our very first delegation in the DR and we’ve had a very good day. We had breakfast, a few program seminars/meetings, then we had a delicious lunch made by a local business. After that, we had a city tour in...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-5-2022 by Pamela Riveras - Program Coordinator
Hello everyone, here is Pamela, your Program Coordinator (PC), and LDD (Leader of the Day)! I’m writing to let you know that our group of Glimpsers has safely landed in the Dominican Republic and is now having some rest. We are staying for the night in Santiago...
