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Each evening, the Student Leaders of the Day write a daily trip blog, sharing everything from funny moments and inside jokes to detailed recaps and deep reflections on their experiences. Family and friends back home leave supportive comments as they follow along.

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¡HELLO PEOPLE!

HEY BLOG! There is only one word in the English language to describe today, and a cheesy and corny as it may be: bittersweet.…
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Cap Day 3!

Today we woke up everyone at a 7 AM sharp, followed by the terrifying banging of doors at the boy’s house (they were frightened)…
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CAP DAY 2

Foundations are important in many things. People, community, and for today’s example; buildings. It’s one of the most tricky to replace because one knows…
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DAY 7: CAP DAY 1

Today we finally made progress of building Elena a brand new home, we started the day with scoping out the scenery and preparing mentally,…
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Community Day

Fortunately, our sickness are not contagious—all the joys, tears, and laughter are. For day 6, we visited a community called Canada De Las Palmas.…

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Sustainable development

Today was a day full of singing and questions. We started with breakfast at the hotel by the beach. We had many options to…
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day 4: IMMIGRATION

Today we woke up at 6 AM not knowing how our day would unravel. We arrived in Sosua and got to experience how the…
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Art and dance day!!

Today was a day for the group to express themselves through Art and Dance! We were treated to an eggcellent and nutritional authentic Dominican…
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day 2 : welcome and history

Today was full of bonding and betrayal. With breakfast being in our stomachs and rules being stated we were all excited to explore the…
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Welcome to Constanza!

Today we welcomed 19 students from California to the DR! After a very long journey, we met them at the Santiago airport. We then…