Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Fernanda & Rachel, Leaders of the Day
Hey, it’s Rachel and Fernanda here with your daily blog! We had a jump start to today with a 6:00 AM wakeup call before heading off to Sonido Del Yaque, a community located in the mountains of Jarabacoa. When we arrived, we had a lovely 15-minute hike down a...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by David and Xavier, Leaders of the Day
Hey friends and families, This is Xavier and David, the leaders of the day for DAY 5. Today was a day to cherish, the group had the opportunity to travel to Escuela de Sordos Mudos, a school for deaf kids, where we learned Spanish sign language (SSL). The group then...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Graycie and Johanna, Leaders of the Day
Heyy friends and families, This is Grayson and Johanna, your first student Líders del dia (LDD), or in other words, the leaders of the day. We’ve had an eventful day today. In general, we continued our lessons about coffee from yesterday and then actually worked...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Krystle and Natasha, Leaders of the Day
Hello from the DR, Today was our second full day in Jarabacoa. We welcomed today’s day with a 7AM wakeup call followed by a delicious breakfast of toast, jamon y queso, cereal, fresh papaya and pineapples, and sweet tamarindo juice. Directly after breakfast, we...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Emilia & Katherine, Program Coordinators
Hi everyone today we started the day doing the classic Global Glimpse wake-up call knocking on the students’ rooms to get them ready for the day. We had our first seminar about culture and safety, and the most important thing we made the group agreements to set...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Katherine & Emilia, Program Coordinators
Yes, it’s today!!! Today Students will officially start their program in the Dominican Republic. Even though there were a lot of flight delays, our Glimpers made the best out of it with games and got to know each other more during the waiting time. Once they...
Posted in Jarabacoa 2 7-19-2024 by Fernanda Osborne, Glimpser
Hey guys, my name is Fernanda and I am an upcoming senior from New York. I am so excited to finally meet everyone and go on this adventure together. I love to travel and experience new things, especially different types of food. I’m looking forward to being out of my...
