Sabine Williams
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Let’s Go to Santo Domingo: One Day in the Dominican Republic’s Capital
It’s the last excursion of the Eco-Solutions program, and we’re heading to Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital, located about a 3-hour drive west of Santiago de los Caballeros. Pickup... keep reading
Eco-Solutions on the Road: Understanding Ecotourism While Lounging In the Sun
Most CIEE HSSA programs have a 1-2 day overnight trip, and this past weekend, we had ours. In addition to being a nurturing, relaxing, and relationship-building experience, every activity that... keep reading
What’s in a vase? : Learning how to make art out of recycled materials
Today, our schedule says we have a workshop on recycling cardboard – not the most exciting description, particularly given that we had to leave a particularly exciting basketball game and... keep reading
CIEE Spotlight: Carlos Expedito Fernández, Our Dominican Program Leader
This week, Evelyn (E) - one of the Eco-Solution program participants – and I (S) interviewed our Dominican program leader, Carlos (C), on his experience working with CIEE, exchange students... keep reading
Teaching the Litro de Luz Workshop
During the second week of the program, we are working in El Limon, a small town located within the municipality of Villa Gonzalez. El Limon is a rural community; the... keep reading
Baseball: A Dominican National Pastime
On Saturday, our HSSA Eco-Solutions group makes its way to Altamira, a rural town in the Puerto Plata province located about an hour and a half north of Santiago de... keep reading
Our First "Litro de Luz" Workshop
It’s the beginning of our third day (Wednesday) of the Eco-Solutions program, and the members of our small group are starting to grow closer and more comfortable with each other... keep reading
Our First Day in Santiago: Introductions, Orientation, City Tours, Oh My!
After a long day of flying, sitting in airports, flight delays, more sitting in airports, flying again, and arriving in Santiago at 1am, our Eco-solutions group finally made it to... keep reading
Muralists in the Making: an Interview with Jazz and Jess
A few days after beginning working at the service site, an administrator asked me whether any of the CIEE students had experience making murals, as they wanted to have one... keep reading
Inside the Three Eyes - Our Outing to the Tres Ojos National Park
On Wednesday afternoon, our group took a trip to the Parque Nacional de los Tres Ojos (The Three Eyes National park). While the park is located just a few miles... keep reading
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