Hello friends and family, today was a busy and exciting day! We started off with breakfast at Dilenia’s (toast and scrabbled eggs with carrot juice) to get our brains flowing. We learned and discussed Dominican customs… its differences and similarities to American culture. FUN FACT: did you know that Dominicans can fit up to 6 people on a motorbike?! On that note we also talked about ways we can stay safe and came up with some awesome group agreements to create a safe and productive learning environment as a unified group. In the afternoon we met some local youth from Constanza that are part of Global Glimpse’s Youth Ambassador Program (YAP). They gifted us some really fashionable handmade bracelets (Thank you). Glimpsers learned that they will be teaching English at a nearby school in partnership with the local youth and are looking forward to starting their classes tomorrow! After sharing some awesome tips on working with ELL students and creating fruitful lessons plans we headed out to explore Constanza in our city tour! We learned about the city and its history. In order to fully understand Dominican history we had to look back and visit some monuments that represented an significant period in the DR (colonial era, independence, dictatorships, transitions and current political affairs) Another FUN FACT: did you know that you can find decedents from Japan, Spain, Hungary, and Lebanon living in Constanza today? Well yeah! Today we were able to meet Mr. Teruki Waki, a Japanese decedent that migrated with his family after War World II/ during Trujillo’s dictatorship in the 50’s when he was only a year and a half. He’s lived his whole life in Constanza and currently has a business harvesting flowers/ roses for the local market. He talked about his and other’s migration process with a brief background about the migration experience of the Japanese community back in those days. We were able to ask him some great questions! We finished our city tour with some yummy paletas (popsicles from Splash!) at one of the many baseball fields found in Constanza, while we watched youth train for what it seemed like a great next game! 
Hey Jonathan! I love hearing about all of the cool things you’re doing! I will keep checking back here everyday to see what you’re up to. Yes, the warriors won, the final score was 129-120, it was a pretty tough game to watch. I miss you and I hope your having a lot of fun!
Hey Alesia! Don’t forget your camera!
I hope your all taking great photos or your experiences and adventures.
Mr. Stone! Hope you’re having a great time!
Thank you for posting the picture. I think that’s Vivienne Dimalanta in the front with her Javale tshirt on??? Hope you’re generously applying your bug repellent. Love you. Picking up Jacqui tomorrow. –Mom
Hi Navya,
What an exciting day you all had!!!
Can’t wait to read all about what you are going to do today!!
Have fun!!
Love you
Mom, Dad and Nidhi
Hi Cynthia I am so grateful to hear that you are learning so wonderful things of those cities you’re visiting. I am so excited here at home I bit you are even more,, every time I look at your blogs I feel that some how I am learning too. Take lots of pic. Chulo sends you lots of kisses . LOVE YOU SO MUCH. God bless you. Form: mom
Hi Alesia, hope your having fun, take tons of pictures. love you & be safe!
Navya!! I think I spot you in the second row on the left 🙂
Have fun! and btw. those facts are cool
Hey Alesia!! Your friends and I miss ya back home! I really hope you make the most of your trip and that you really learn from your experiences. I’m very proud of you and excited for what’s to come for you! Keep an open mind and try new things and just live and learn from this experience!!
Heyyyy brisiaaa jasmin here hope you’re having ig the best time out there
Hi Alesia (bebe) I hope your trip is going well, have fun,learn and be safe!