Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by TJ Ramos & Darian Valencia, Leaders of the Day
After long hours of driving and arriving at our new hotel, we finally got to destress at the Santo Domingo beach! We spent the day relaxing in the water and tanning in the sun, and even got to try fresh coconut water. Everyone had a great time, and we even got to see...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Lily Rodriguez, Leader of the Day
Today was a pretty eventful day, we started off by waking up right at the crack of dawn (which is 6 am ). Although breakfast was a little late it didn’t disappoint when we discovered that it was the one and only Zucaritas (the Dominican version of Frosted...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Pragati Mettu and Riya Kapadekar, Leaders of the Day
Today was the first day being led by student LDDs. We began with our morning breakfast consisting of sandwiches (with amazing dressing), juice, and fruit. Then, we had our mental warmup before heading over to Plan Yaque. On the bus, we saw many animals and...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Olga Camacho, Global Glimpse Leader
Today, we visited the Vivero de Cafe, Señor Miguel was very kind and received us. We are very happy and thankful for having the Glimpsers helping on this day. Everyone worked hard cleaning the coffee of extra weeds and rearranging the coffee plants. Mr. Miguel was...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Marcos Compres, Program Coordinator
The day started with music, and Glimpsers were woken up by the sweet sound of my guitar then had a great breakfast. As our dishes team helped with cleaning the dishes, the rest of the team got ready to do our first city tour. The city tour started with a friendly...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Hong Ha Hoang, Global Glimpse Leader
Hello Global Glimpsers and Families! My name is Hong Ha Hoang and I am one of your Global Glimpse Leaders (GGLs). I am SUPER excited to meet you all and am looking forward to getting to know you and seeing you grow through the next 14 days we have together! This is my...
Posted in Jarabacoa 6-2-2023 by Marcos And Nicole, Program Coordinators
Today, after some delays, delegation J1A1 arrived in the Dominican Republic. After having some breakfast in Santiago, the Glimpsers started their journey to Jarabacoa. They arrived at their beautiful accommodation after experiencing the majestic mountain of the DR!...
