Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Kevin Torres, Leader of the Day
We missed Isaiah tonight. He and I were going to be great leaders today, but he had to leave the trip early, and it was a shame and painful to see him leave. Some of the students stayed in the accommodation to say our goodbyes to our good friend. At lunch, we were...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Dania Taleb, Global Glimpse Intern
Hello family and friends of the JA2D-NYC 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...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Tenzin Nordon and Divya Aidasani, Leaders of the Day
DAY 12!!!! Today we finished our CAP (Community Action Project)!! We (the LDDs/Leaders of the Day) woke up bright and early today in order to get the other Glimpsers awake and ready for transport to the CAP worksite. We went into the workday knowing that there was a...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Kristen Gross-Hall and Anamaria Botas, Leaders of the Day
HEY FAMILIES!!!!! Today was a busy day. We woke up at 6:30 am, and we got everyone up by 8:00am for breakfast. We had eggs, toast with cheese, and cereal. Then we left at 8:45 am to make our way back to the CAP site, where we continued to dig the trenches to make room...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Otto Cline and Citlali Velez, Leaders of the Day
Hi families, our names are Otto and Citlali and we were the leaders for the first day of the community action project (CAP). We started off the day by waking up everyone at 7:30 am for an early breakfast before setting off to go to the CAP site. We worked from 9:00 am...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Asia Lewis, Leader of the Day
Hi, my name is Asia and I was the leader of the day. Today we were assigned a free day, which means we got to sleep in and chill at the hotel for the first half of the day. This involved playing games with each other, taking time to socialize, and going into town and...
Posted in Jarabacoa 8-2-2023 by Imogen Williams, The Leader of the Day
Hi! My name is Imogen and I was the leader for this coffee-themed day! After waking up and eating breakfast at 8:00 AM, the group had a mental warm-up on the subject of working like a local in Jarabacoa. This is where we learned about the leaders we would soon meet at...
