2024 Trip Blogs
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¿Qué lo que, cómo va todo?
Hello Glimpsers & Families! I’m Berenisse “Bere” Buenrostro (Left), your Regional Leader for Global Glimpse, and I’m thrilled to be joining you on this incredible journey to the Dominican Republic! As a GGL, I’m excited to share my experiences and insights with you, and I’m looking forward to seeing the world through your eyes. A ... READ MORE
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Community Action Project (Day 1)
The Community Action Project (CAP) for this delegation is assisting our community partner, Pro Eco Azuero, with reforesting the Azuero Peninsula. The next few days of blogs will consist of how we discussed, designed, and now delivered on this project. You can read more about the importance of this work in the earlier blog post from LDDs Gael and... READ MORE
FUN DAY!!!
UNABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES BUT WILL UPDATE ASAP! (Technical difficulties) UPDATE (07/18/2024): Photos have been added! We had a relatively chill start to the day, with a normal wake-up time of 6:30 and a welcome into the house with a home-cooked meal. We took the trip on foot from our beach house in the wonderful town of Juan Dolio onto the... READ MORE
Day 10- Beginning of our Community Action Project
Today we got up earlier than usual and hopped on the bus to start a big day. We started off the project with a presentation on helping the community and began unpacking supplies from a mini truck. We split into three organized groups, each one having a dedicated task. The planters were to weed and trim anything from dead leaves in small cracks to... READ MORE
First Day of Lasting Memories
After a long night, the group got settled into their new digs today. The students had the opportunity to meet Eliza; Executive Director of Global Glimpse. The group had the chance to speak with her about their current program and about the unprecedented growth of the Global Glimpse organization. For lunch, they enjoyed an amazing home-cooked... READ MORE
Day 5: Community Day
Hey fam! It’s your LDDs of day 5 here in the DR! Today was an early day, waking up at 6 am with our first check-ins at 6:30 and 6:45. Today’s breakfast was a simple cereal with a variety of milk choices along with some ginger tea and sugar. (PS: Thanks dad for introducing me to this tea – Jen). Then, after our morning meeting,... READ MORE
Day 6 – Free Day
Hello Family, Friends, and Pets! Today was Free Day in Las Tablas. We started with an 8:30 am wake-up call. For breakfast, we had empanadas, eggs, and orange juice. Shortly after, we took on the town with small groups. The rain was battling us… but we won! We went to a supermarket, a few retail stores, the park, McDonalds, and a cafe. Then... READ MORE