Hola todo mundo! (Hello Everybody!) After a couple of days of hard work, it was finally our free day. Everyone had the chance to sleep in and afterwards we had a hearty breakfast of mashed plantains and sausage with hot chocolate. Since it was raining during the day, we decided to stay at the hotel to relax and bond with each other. Some of us were playing cards or having conversations, while others were making phone calls to our families. Afterwards, it was time for lunch (brown rice with beans, meatballs, and an avocado/tomato/cucumber salad). We then waited for the youth ambassadors to arrive to escort us around the city. Some of us went to a souvenir shop, others went to an internet café, while others decided to go to a gourmet pastry shop. It was a nice time to get to know the city of Constanza. We then headed back to the hotel, prepared for English tutoring, and then taught for 2 hours. Since it was our 3rd day of teaching, we were more comfortable with the students and shared a lot of laughs. After tutoring, we decided to play some icebreakers since we didn’t have time to do some earlier in the trip. Finally, we headed back to the hotel’s restaurant where we ate scrambled eggs with ham and bell peppers and bread with a side of fresh mango juice (all the meals today were delicioso).
One of the main highlights of our day was that we were able to spend time with the local teens (youth ambassadors) to get to know what they do in their free time. Even though we live in two different locations with different cultures, we found out that we still share a lot of similarities in terms of what we like to do in our spare time, such as hanging out with friends and going to local shops around the city.
One takeaway from today will be that even though we appear to be different in many ways, we’re actually more connected than we think.
4 Comments
Kristin Spitz
on August 3, 2017 at 9:13 pm
Hi GLobal Gimpsers,
We are so enjoying reading about your adventures in the DR. We think about all of your everyday and look forward to hearing what each new day brings. So excited for you all and the opportunities you have. Sorry we missed connecting with you, Amanda but loved hearing your sweet voice!
Glad to hear your all getting into a routine and enjoying the culture!
Jordan, it was great to hear your voice, although too short! Sounds like your enjoying your time there. BTW, Shimmer is driving us crazy!!! 🙂 Take care!
What a great opportunity for all of you to learn and have so much fun at the same time. This experience will definitely enrich your life and broaden your horizons!
Free time again…. lucky ducks. But this time soinds like most of the day. I’m glad I got a phone call yesterday. Thank you for calling Alexis. I didn’t expect it that soon, so you really made my day.
Thanks for describing the food Olivia and Xin, all sounds amazing, I think I’ll make some of each!!
Has there been a decision for your CAP yet? I’m anxiously waiting to hear what you all decide. Anyway deuces lex. Xoxo momma
Hi GLobal Gimpsers,
We are so enjoying reading about your adventures in the DR. We think about all of your everyday and look forward to hearing what each new day brings. So excited for you all and the opportunities you have. Sorry we missed connecting with you, Amanda but loved hearing your sweet voice!
Glad to hear your all getting into a routine and enjoying the culture!
Jordan, it was great to hear your voice, although too short! Sounds like your enjoying your time there. BTW, Shimmer is driving us crazy!!! 🙂 Take care!
What a great opportunity for all of you to learn and have so much fun at the same time. This experience will definitely enrich your life and broaden your horizons!
Free time again…. lucky ducks. But this time soinds like most of the day. I’m glad I got a phone call yesterday. Thank you for calling Alexis. I didn’t expect it that soon, so you really made my day.
Thanks for describing the food Olivia and Xin, all sounds amazing, I think I’ll make some of each!!
Has there been a decision for your CAP yet? I’m anxiously waiting to hear what you all decide. Anyway deuces lex. Xoxo momma