Hola Amigos!
Today was our cultural immersion day in the Dominican Republic. Our first activity for the day was making a cultural Carnival mask called caretas. These masks have been worn for many generations during the Carnival celebration that happens every year in the DR around February and March. The DR’s version of Carnival is not like the traditional Carnival in that it is not focused on religion. Carnival in the DR is a time to celebrate and appreciate the people around you. Our delegates made all kinds of masks that you will see upon their return to the USA. After our immersion into the crafty side of the Dominican culture we delved into a traditional Dominican dance class where we learned how to dance Merengue and Bachata. Our instructor showed up a couple of different dance moves and kept the energy high the whole time! We will definitely be bringing some Dominican flair to our next high school dance. After our dance class, we had some down time to get to know each other a little better, play cards and some of us even got a chance to visit the local fruit stand (delicioso). We took a chance to celebrate one of our fellow glimpsers birthdays (shout out to Karizma)! And then at our nightly meeting we had a great discussion about culture and the compared the Dominican culture to the culture we have experienced in the Bay Area.
Thank you for following along! We will be back tomorrow with another version of our daily blog!
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Hi Mari,
We are so happy to see daily logs of your activities and pictures! Me and mom enjoy seeing what you are doing over there! We really miss you and we can’t wait to see your mask you have created! Love you mama!
Tere (your best sister)
Hope your day was amazing yesterday Riz! Can’t believe you are 17! 🙂
We can’t wait for the dance lesson when you get back home! Love seeing everyone smiling and having a great time!
Mama K
Hey Silvia
We miss you a lot wish you the best and hope you are having fun in Dominican Republican
Hey Silvia
We miss you hope your having fun in Dominican Republican
Sofia great dance moves and I love your outfit 🙂
Hey Jocelyn,
Love seeing everything you are doing out there in the DR. I hope you are learning a lot and having a blast while doing it. Love you mamas and I am so peoud of your of all your accomplishments.
Can’t wait to see your new dance moves at our next party!
Love you lots,
Your favorite aunt ❤
Hi Emerson,
Weather report says rainy and thunder for the next few days.
Enjoy the sun while you have it. Don’t forget sunscreen.
Love,
Dad, Mom, Sophia
Sofia it appears that you are having a lot of fun! Cool outfit! We miss you love
Hi Cat! We’re looking forward to seeing some of your new dancing moves :)! Sounds like you guys are learning a lot about DR culture. Love reading the Glimpsers’ posts! You all take care and have an amazing time!
Hi Marisol
I see your having fun out there can’t wait to see you l miss you , Love you Mom
Hi Momo, looks like you guys had a fun day!
We’ll be Looking forward to seeing your handmade mask:)
Have fun!
Mom
Hi Maycee Babygirl
I miss you!!!! ❤️
I’m so happy and grateful that you get to have this special and personal relationship with the beautiful land and people of the DR.. I can’t wait to hear your stories…
Oops I love you!!!
We miss and love you Maddy. Very grateful for your experience. looks like you learned some new steps can’t wait for you to share. enjoying all the beautiful pictures and your beautiful smile love the hat.
Sofia that is cool that they have a carnival too! I would love vê to see the caretas!❤️
Hi Josh
I know you are having fun!! Happy you have this experience! You will have to show us your new dance moves! HaHa I love looking at the pictures! Did you forget your baseball ? hat? Hmmm…
We love you and miss you too!
Hi Joshy the Herin
This is Jonah
I hope you’re having fun in the DR! And once you come back I hope you have good luck with the bulldogs! I love you???
Hey Armon!
I want to see that dance in person! ??