Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Noura Suliman and Bryson Williams, Leaders of the Day
Hello Readers, Bryson: I woke up at about 4 am to make sure that I would be up early to wake everyone up. The thing is… the beds were so comfortable, that I fell asleep when I laid back down. I woke up again around 5:50 am and stayed up, even though it was a...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Josue Rodriguez and Kevin Magana, Leaders of the Day
Hello friends! It’s Josue and Kevin, we were the Leaders of the Day, which is a key role on this trip overall. This position started a day before as we planned our meeting and the execution of activities. We were excited, as we headed into the most exciting part...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Erika Alexander and Fatima-Numa Shabih, Leaders of the Day
Hey family it’s Erika and Fatima-Numa, the LDDs for today. We started off the day at 7:00 am when we woke everyone up for breakfast. We had oatmeal, toast, lettuce, tomatos, cheese, avacodos, ham, and bananas. After our lovely breakfast, we left to go to an NGO...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Amara Kioni Abdullah and Henna Lopez-Spears, Leaders of the Day
Hello! Our names are Amara Kioni Abdullah and Henna Lopez-Spears and we were the first student Leaders of the Day for this trip. Today was community day. We had a great time playing with the children in the community, Sonido del Yaque. They even taught us some...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Simone Walker, Global Glimpse Leader
Hi families and friends! Simone the GGL here! As I am serving as the Leadership-specific coach this week, I was the model Lider del Dia (Leader of the Day), but you will be hearing from the students starting tomorrow! Today was our Culture Day and city tour, so we...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Katherine Carrillo, Program Coordinator
Hi there, devoted readers, The chapter today started with the students arriving ALL together and with ALL their luggage at Santiago Airport, very excited about this program. We went to the hotel to get some sleep before our first breakfast in the country. After...
Posted in Jarabacoa 7-28-2023 by Georgina Arvizu, Glimpser
Hey, fellow Glimpsers and Families/Friends! My name is Georgina Arvizu, and I am excited to travel to Jarabacoa this summer! I am grateful for the opportunity to have a wonderful experience with our team. I am a student at Felicitas & Gonzalo Mendez High School...
