Well, it was our first week of touring. We had 5 Think Day Presentations at 3 really great schools. For some of us it was our first time speaking and running sound and lights which was quite nerve racking but that is why we had loads of practice time before hand(2 weeks of hard core set […]
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UPDATE: All our Ontario Arrivals have made it back to Ontario.
Our Western Departure group is staying another night in New York City. We hope these students will not be too upset about their now extended trip that includes a boat tour of Statin Island, the Statue of Liberty, and Ground Zero. They will be in Toronto […]
It is coming up to 21 days that i have been in the Dominican Republic this summer and not a day has gone by where this trip has not impacted my life in some way, shape or form. For all who are reading this note, i will take this time to encourage you all to […]
...continue readingToday was my day off, so I got to sleep in this morning (MUCH needed!) but a few of us wanted to go to Arroyo in the afternoon to play with the kids and just hang out. It was nice to just be able to play and relax and not have to worry about […]
...continue readingToday I went to the dump. It was amazing. We put on our leather gloves and rubber boots and dove in. Our job was to collect plastic recycibles like bottles and put them in plastic bags. Haitans do this for a living and we were each paired up with a local Haitan. It was such […]
...continue readingI had so much fun today! I LOVE going to Arroyo Seco and the other leaders and I often comment how it is the happiest place in the world. Just driving up to it you can feel the warmth when the kids run to greet you and the adults wave from their houses. We have […]
...continue readingToday our team was at the school site Dominican Advance for the day. Whenever we take breaks there, the girls will sit us down and start playing with our hair. Usually they are younger and just do little braids or ponytails, but I had a little girl who was about 9 doing mine, and she […]
...continue readingToday we headed out in the bus to go to the Conani Orphanage in Santiago. It is always interesting to see how people will react when they first visit the orphanage. A lot of people are really uncomfortable with it and are scared of picking up the children or playing with them, as […]
...continue readingToday we jumped right into our workday rotation schedule. Some were off to the Cangrejo school project, some to Dominican Advance, some to Arroyo and other to Bernard’s house project. All reports back in the office today were that it was extremely productive work day and everyone had a great time getting to know their […]
...continue readingSo far, the first day on this trip has exceeded our expectations. Today we went to Bernard’s house, where we filled the foundation of his new house with sand. We got so much more done than we thought we would, thanks to the great weather and extreme teamwork. Before lunch at the […]
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