Recent posts from: Jarabacoa 6-26-2023


Aid & Development Day!


Hello everyone! While today was mostly educational and productive, it was still an enjoyable day. While we were waking our group up, a kid named Moises tagged along and helped knock on doors! We started the day off with breakfast with some delicious hot chocolate and...

History and Culture of Jarabacoa


We had a very fun day today! We learned about the history and culture of Jarabacoa. We went to visit the fire department and where we learned that the most common fires here in Jarabacoa are forest fires and received a demonstration from Coronel Martin and Fireman...

Immigration Day


Hey all! It’s Julia and Rosie!! We were the leaders of the day today and it was very fun. Here’s a little bit about what we learned and did today! Whoever is reading this: feel free to comment on any of our blogs! We will read them to everyone at our...

Beach Day


Today we had an amazing day! We started off the day with a breakfast of eggs & toast. That was followed up with a seminar on safety and being a savvy traveler. Afterwards, we had a delicious lunch of rice and beans with beef and eggplant. The beach was what we all...

SHOW TIME! JA2B MADE IT TO THE DR


After a couple of days of waiting, finally, our delegation touched down on the Dominican soil. With great joy, we welcomed the group to the DR through Punta Cana. Then a couple hours of driving to Juan Dolio where we are going to spend two days full of activities and...

Meet Your GGL!


Hello, Glimpsers and Families! My name is Maggie Madden, and I’m one of your GGLs (Global Glimpse Leaders)! I’m excited to get to know each of you individually before we spend two weeks learning together in Jarabacoa. Before we travel, I wanted to share a little bit...

Hello from the Dominican Republic!


Hello Glimpsers & Families, My name is Sara Young, and I am from Evanston Township High School. I am so excited to meet all of you! This is my second GG trip, and I am sure it will be amazing! I became a GGL because I always loved to travel, but we could not...