Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Devyn Lopez, Global Glimpse Intern
Hello family and friends of the C1A Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the new return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the airport: Students are expected to arrive at...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Kai Isozumi, Janet Rivera
Today was our first day of the Community Action Project! We cleaned up and pulled weed and fetched water from the creek, raked and also used the pic ax to prepare the ground for cement. It was hard work, but we all worked together and had a great start today! It was...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Angelica & Selena, Glimpsers
We started our day off by going to the Dump (landfill) where we interviewed four of the divers that work there. The divers that we interviewed informed us about the work that they do and how little they get paid for it. This was a real eye opener for all of us seeing...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Gabriel and Anaya, Glimpsers
Today, we got to meet the community of Cañada de Las Palmas, where we split into groups and met the wonderful families and people that run the town. After several activities that brought us closer together (dominoes, braiding and paint, and a wonderful chicken and...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Mia & Mouli, Glimpsers
¡Que lo que! Today we learned a lot of important history about immigrants in the Dominican Republic. We went to ASCALA and had two guest speakers, Mariano and Maria. There, we learned about the harsh immigration laws and the way immigrants specially from Haiti are...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by C1A Glimpsers
Our day started off early with a four hour drive to Juan Dolio. We arrived at the house (villa), only to be met with the suffocating humidity of the coast. Luckily after eating lunch we were able to cool off in the pool for a few hours before the day took a sudden...
Posted in Constanza 6-11-2022 by Cat L. and Sara H., Glimpsers
Today we went to a local community, El Chorro, where an organization called Asodecho operates. We spoke with the president of Asodecho, we talked about how he initiates changes, overcomes challenges, and continues to better his community. Today was the first day of...
