Recent posts from: Jarabacoa 7-23-2022


Day 5 – Aid & Development


Hi! We are Jose and Adam, and we are the daily leaders for day 5. We are both from Highland Park, Illinois and we both attend Highland Park High School. Although we had somehow interacted back at home, we have gotten to know and appreciate each other very well...

Day 4 — Global Business Day: Working Like a Local


Today was a blast! First, we started the day with sun salutations before breakfast. We spent the day learning about the coffee business — from farm to table. We enjoyed getting muddy and working with the baby coffee bean plants in the nursery and learning about...

Day 3 Culture day


Our first full day in the town of Jarabacoa started after a very needed resting night, going to Bohios Campo Anil a family business of several generations that conserves the tradition and Dominican culture to share it with the future generation. There we ate casabe a...

JA2C ARRIVAL DAY


Our delegation arrived safely to the Dominican Republic today at 5:45 PM and left the airport directly to Jarabacoa a wonderful city in the mountains where we will spend most of the next two weeks. We got to La Salle, the hotel where we are staying in, around 8 PM. We...

Update on JA2C Flight to the DR


**JA2C families should have already seen a copy of this statement in their emails.** Hello Families of the JA2C Delegation,   We wanted to share a quick update on the JA2C flight to the DR. Tonight, due to United staffing issues, the group flight to the DR was delayed...

WELCOME TO DR (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) JA2C


Hello, we are Angelica and Miquea, and we are going to be your program coordinators in JA2C. We are very excited to live this wonderful experience with you. It will be a great time and we will learn many new things. Can’t wait to meet y’all and start this amazing...

Greetings from your GGLs!


Hi everyone! We are your GGLs Shepsara and Lenny. We will be chaperoning your upcoming Global Glimpse trip to the Dominican Republic. Our job is simple — keep everyone safe and make sure you have as incredible of an experience as possible. Pretty soon,...