My name is Vincent and today I had my opportunity to serve as Líder Del Día! Today was our first Free Day and we got to have a luxurious wake up time of 8 am, which was well needed, and had a delicious breakfast to start off the day energized. After breakfast, we all had time to lounge around, play card games, take some nice power naps, and wash our laundry. I, as well as the other Glimpsers, have developed such a large appreciation for washers and driers due to us getting a humbling experience hand washing and air drying our clothes. After our lunch, us Gllimpsers as well as our local youth ambassadors came to engage in some fun activities, card games and a pickup game of basketball. We truly did get to see if our ambassador Anderson was the real Steph Curry or not, which has yet to be fully determined. During the time we were playing our intense re-creation of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, we stumbled upon three of the cutest little newborn kittens that were strangely entertained by a game of peek-a-boo.
Later on in the day we were successful in engaging the community in an informational English tutoring session, where we taught locals of all ages, using active practice for better comprehension. We took each individual student and explained some common causes of confusion, as well as demonstrated the proper usage of vocabulary words and their direct Spanish translations. To make the class more interesting, we played games that helped students retain the knowledge provided, which aided them and gave a more deeper understanding of the English language
Prior to the nightly meeting, we had a filling and satisfying dinner provided by our hospitable CONAMUCA staff.To finish off the day, we gathered for our nightly meeting and reflected on our friendships that continue to grow. We all look forward to strengthening the bonds created and seeing what the Dominican Republic has in store.
Any chance the kittens can come home with you?
Amazing reflection and I hope that the bonds you’ve all created last outside of this trip and encourage you to make new ones back here in the states. Keep growing and keep on reflecting. Miss you Van, James, Brit, and of course the man himself, Mr. Stegeman! Hope you all are having the time of your lives!
Amazing reflection and I hope that the bonds you’ve all created last outside of this trip and encourage you to make new ones back here in the states. Keep growing and keep on reflecting. Miss you Van, James, Brit, and of course the man himself, Mr. Stegeman! Hope you all are having the time of your lives!
I am happy to see that you got a day to hang out! Even happier to see that a “day off” still had some responsibilities and work in it. Hand washing clothes is hard work, and in some places that is still the only way to clean clothes. Be sure to pay attention to the little things, and the amenities that you are privileged to have here at home.
That kitten is seriously the cutest !!! Btw Axle and Zoe miss you ALOT. Zoe growled at Carolina when she tried to get her off your pillow to wash the bedding ! ?? I miss you Son, and so do your brothers. They are doing the countdown for you to come home, and they keep trying to call you. I explained to them that you didn’t have your phone, but they were like,”But we have his number right here… can’t we just try?” ? It is refreshing to read your reflections and to hear about some of your experiences! See you soon Vinsuni!