Hello Global Glimpse family and friends, this is your first girl duo, Segen and Rosamaria, reporting to you live from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.
Today was a fun and adventurous day, beginning with the usual 7 am wakeup call and breakfast at 8 am. By 9 am we were ready to begin our day at Las Cuevas del Pomier (Caves). Our group explored the caves to gain an insight on the historical background pertaining the caves, as well as learning about our partner organization which strives for the preservation of these caves. One of the most rewarding and memorable moments other than admiring the calligraphy inside of the caves, was the minute of silence each group had inside the cave where the indigenous people use to worship in. Although being surrounded by complete darkness and silence is scary, a few people were uneasy at first, by the end everyone had the opportunity to reflect and take the time to appreciate the significance of these caves. Being the clumsy Glimpsers of our group, Segen and Isabella both slipped in the wet caves. But Isabella and I (Segen) laughed it off together.
After an exciting and educational tour of the caves, we ate lunch made by the locals. Today’s lunch menu included the famous rice and beans, chicken, potato and plantain casserole, along with a vegetable salad and eggplant (only made on special occasions!!) After learning the importance of the preservation of caves by the locals, and learning more about the needs of the community /organization through a conversation with them, we headed to La Toma.
La Toma is a public swimming space where we had the chance to cool off and have fun, bonding with the rest of the glimpsers. I, Segen, faced my fears of the waterslide, even though I’m a terrible swimmer (I even ended up going down the slide 2 more times!!) As we are typing this, Briana wanted to give a shout out to all her family and friends! Continuing on, after an exhausting day of exploring caves and swimming in the pools, we headed back home to CONAMUCA.
Shortly after arriving back to the hostel, CONAMUCA, it was time to prepare for dinner, the best meal of the day. Dinner consisted of rolls, salad and ground beef with potatoes and cheese. After the wonderful meal, followed the routine of the nightly meeting at 8 pm.
At the beginning of the day, both of us were nervous to be El Lider del Dia, however, we worked as a team and checked in on each other to make sure we were on top of things. Despite the fact that we both are usually more quiet and reserved people, we tried our best to step out of our comfort zone and aware our fellow Glimpsers of the days schedule and reminders.
Before we sign off, Natalia would like to give a birthday shout out to her little brother Alec, and to say she loves you! Unfortunately, the phone lines weren’t available at the time we were trying to contact our families, but we will continue to try to call tomorrow.
Thank you for all the sweet comments, we hope to receive more from you, we really appreciate it.
Buenas Noches,
Rosamaria and Segen (:
To Rosamaria,
Good job lider del dia 😉 It makes me extremely happy knowing that you are having so much fun and learning about the indigenous practices. We love you and miss you soooooooooooooooo much! We also wanted to let you know that mom and dad’s appointment was a success! Mom forgot to tell you when you called, she told me she couldn’t speak because she was crying of happiness that she got to hear you’re voice. We’ll all be going to the motherland soon :’) Hopefully I get to talk to you next time you call! We all miss you Ruby. It’s been a week but it feels like forever!!!! <3 continue having fun and be safe.
Love,
Cheka
Sounds like another fun-filled day! And the food is making me hungry… plantains and eggplant are my favs! Jihan make sure you take note of your favorite dishes so I can make them for you (and me ?) when you get back! Love & miss you, xo, mom.
My sweet Isabella, you fell in the caves you were so excited to see?! Oh my! Glad you are ok! Annaliese wanted me to tell you that she was actually asleep when you called, so her talking was sleep talking! Lol! Not surprising, aye? We are missing you so much! Love hearing about everyones adventures. Thanks to all the fabulous reporting of the El Lider del Dia each day. Love and peace to all:-)
P.S. Isabella, please learn how to cook some of that delicious food you are getting to eat! 🙂
Everything you all are doing sounds amazing! Brother & I miss you tons Melika! We love you!
Hi Natalia. We are very proud of you to pursue the Global Glimpse experience in a foreign land, and to live in a new culture. From within you will find the energy to push yourself further than you imagined. I am pushing Alec to the top of Mt Lassen this coming weekend. !! I believe that you will be a muy buena Lidor El Dia. Make the most of each day , and make strong friendships with the locals and your compadres. Alec thanks you for wishing him happy B-Day. You missed the B-day party where the boys all raced go carts at K1Speed!! Miss you a whole lot. — love — Angelica , and Walter (Papa)
Truly great to hear zelie’s voice and the excitement and joy was just so evident in her vibrant voice. Hi to the background voice greeting me too. I am so happy Zelie has found new friends. Your time together, adventures and all the good food you all enjoy together are sealing those bonds. Be careful everyone, stay safe and watch out for each other. Love you zel. Keep blogging, we enjoy reading every detail. It makes me smile imagining you all going through the day.