Settling into the Routine

June 12, 2019

Elisa buying snacks during break.
Indigo bought Palo Colombiano. It's bread with a cheese filling. Delicious!
Tyler is working on her bracelet and our program leader Francina is helping Leyden tie her finished project.
Rosa makes sure the kids cross the street safely
Lindsay dropping off Olivia and Elise. Arleana, Gizelle, and Lindsey are the next two houses.
Group photo in front of a mural celebrating the heroic women of the Dominican Republic
Making Friends! Tyler, Leyden and Kayla hanging out in between activities.
Friends! Sarmuna and Lidia having a relaxed break together.
Omar with a soldier and our guide for the day
Los hombres del grupo
In our first excursion, we visited El Monumento
Las hermanas Mirabales. The Mirabal sisters represent the resistance to Trujillos dictatorship. See them depicted here
The students enjoy hanging out with each other during their 20 minute break.

Authored By:

Ryan Bosson

The commute. The friends. The classes.

We have a great group of students. Everybody is integrating into the group during our excursions and breaks. As we get to know each other, we are laughing, telling stories and making friends.

We have also fallen into the daily routine quickly: wake up, eat breakfast with the family, walk to school, classes, lunch, misión ñ, cultural excursion, dinner, relax, homework, sleep like babies. For our cultural excursion today we are going to learn to dance with Dominican students. Stay tuned for the photos!