Day 10: Closing reflection Day
Student Trip Blog
Good morning from your Day 4 leaders Adrianna, Joe, and Emma!
We started the day off with a breakfast of avena (oatmeal) with bananas and raisins. Then, we headed over to Room 15 to begin our mental warm-up focused on the community. Once we finished, we got on the bus and headed toward the community.
Ramon, the president of the neighborhood association, greeted us with a warm welcome alongside the host families. We separated into groups and introduced the students to their host families. Each group did different activities to experience what daily life is like for a local. Some of us helped cook, clean, and do other chores to lend a hand. Others went on small hikes and saw beautiful sights like waterfalls and the areas where crops are grown.
A lot of us were especially excited to play with the kids (especially Emmita!).
Around 12 p.m., the entire community came together to share lunch and talk. Afterwards, we had some bonding time to explore, connect, and play with the locals. Joe spent time talking to his host family. The father, Jose, has a daughter named Susan who is a university graduate and now teaches young children. He also has a son who works at a supermarket.
We also learned about the local agriculture and saw a variety of plants and crops, including rosemary, corn, yuca, and squash. One major issue the community faces is a lack of water, since the area doesn’t get much rainfall.
After bonding time, we packed up and got ready to leave. Before departing, we all said goodbye and thanked our hosts for treating us like family.
Once we returned to the hotel, we did a short self-reflection where we shared our experiences with our host families. We watched a documentary and were supposed to take notes, but due to weak Wi-Fi, we couldn’t finish it—so we were given some free time instead.
For dinner, we had salami, tostones, vegetables, cheese, and ketchup on the side. Everyone loved the meal, and most of us had seconds!
We had a bit more free time afterwards—some people went to their rooms while others stayed and chatted. At our nightly meeting, tomorrow’s leaders were introduced, and we reviewed the agenda for the next day.
We had such a fun day bonding with the community and learning about their way of life—from trying new foods to learning how to cook local dishes.
We can’t wait for tomorrow’s beach day and to learn about the next place we’re visiting!
Messages from us!
Emmita:
Hi guys! Ma, I hope you’re taking good care of my kids (my cats and dog). I also hope you’re taking care of yourself and everything is okay back home. I miss you all so much, but I’ve been having an amazing time here! I can’t wait to tell you everything. See you soon! ❤️
Joe:
Hey y’all! Mom, I hope you’re doing well. I’m having so much fun, and every day feels like a new adventure. Brothers, I hope y’all are enjoying working on the house. I miss all of you! And to my friends—hope the group chat is still alive, because y’all barely text!
Adrianna:
Hey guys! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been really fun here getting to know new people. I hope you’re taking care of yourselves. Say hi to everyone, and thank you for all the sweet comments!
Gracias por todo, los quiero, los extraño, espero que estén bien.
I’ll talk to you soon.
Also, a big thank you to the other parents for letting your kids come here to have a great time. 🙂
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Comments (23)
Nicol
Hi Amitai!!!! All
of us miss you. We hope you’re having lots of fun and are making friends. Behave dude.
Luke
My son amitai it’s been a while. happy u getting these messages. life is different over the summer but u still better be checking off those checklist items. Da clurb is missing u hella right now but we all broken up. counting the days till u back. your mad nonchalant in these picture keep it up
Dio
Heyyyyyy Amitai we miss you mh COME BACK ALREADY o me voy en una yola a buscarte anyways disfruta y traime hojulitas te extrañamos mi loco BO BO BO
Dio
Heyyyyyy Amitai we miss you mh COME BACK ALREADY o me voy en una yola a buscarte anyways disfruta y traine
Lesly Zhagnay
HII CHRIS
we miss you at home. winston is excited to see you. so is evangeline. we love you so very much. i hope you are having fun and having a great time. keep having these new experiences. i can’t wait for the stories.
With love
Lesly , Mom and Dad
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dio
Dear amitai everyday that goes by I miss you more just as much as I miss my ex. Words can’t explain how dry the groupchat has been since your departure. I’ve started to lose sight in my left ear and I can hardly breath. My fish Juan Carlos Del Rosario Sanchez passed away last night YES MY FAV ONE and other things happened that I can’t mention in these comments please come back before I hop on the next flight and drag you back anyways my king I hope you’re having fun in the mother land and I hope that everyone who’s listening to this knows that I’m the one that taught him how to speak Spanish and how to dance bachata LOVE YOU MY FAVORITE JUDÍO DEL MUNDO SEE YOU SOON❤️❤️
Dio
Dear amitai everyday that goes by I miss you more just as much as I miss my ex. Words can’t explain how dry the groupchat has been since your departure. I’ve started to lose sight in my left ear and I can hardly breath. My fish Juan Carlos Del Rosario Sanchez passed away last night YES MY FAV ONE and other things happened that I can’t mention in these comments please come back before I hop on the next flight and drag you back anyways my king I hope you’re having fun in the mother land and I hope that everyone who’s listening to this knows that I’m the one that taught him how to speak Spanish and how to dance bachata LOVE YOU MY FAVORITE JUDÍO DEL MUNDO SEE YOU SOON❤️❤️
emma
amitaiii the gc miss you smm hope you having fun & enjoying the DR heatt
Kevin Ferrer
Good too see that you are doing well Adrianna. We love you, we miss you but we are glad you are enjoying your time in Constanza. God Bless.
Mayra
Hey Ale,
Your kids are fine! Kitty keeps following me and Tesa keeps asking about you wondering when her Titi coming back. Mom and dad are happy to see the pictures & glad you having fun. Everything is okay over here. Keep enjoying yourself we want to hear all about it. And ofc I see you with the lil kids, you are in your natural habitat. Take care take tons of pictures!
Jacky
Hi Boo,
hope youre enjoying the trip. how’s the rice and beans? drink water and use sunscreen mate
Take & Maki
We enjoy reading your blog every morning. Thank you.
Have a fun and safe trip!
Emma
Hey, Boo it’s Mom, please participate more and enjoy. We all miss you, have fun always, can’t wait to see you. I hope can see your entire face next picture, and take care yourself.
Isabella
Hey Amitai hope all is well me and Ana miss you so much Paris is fun me and Ana got in trouble yesterday
Isabela
Sorry didn’t finish my story me and Ana got in trouble yesterday for trying to watch the fireworks, and I got caught hiding outside the window because it was pasted curfew my PL Florence yelled at me saying how much trouble I was in and for Ana she just walked out because there was like four other girls in there that weren’t supposed to be in there. This morning I got Starbucks in the strawberry açai here does not taste like it does in the USA (so annoying) and and I got a chai tea latte I don’t know what’s going through her mind with that . But other than that, there’s other talent here that are really bad like so period to the bone . Miss you queen can’t wait to see you back in the USA soon. Hope all is well. Can’t wait to see you
Isabella
Wait I ment Italians here so so sorry hope you saw all the messages I sent you
Isabella
Hey Amitai me and Ana miss you so much so many mosquito bites btw me and Ana got in trouble last night for trying to watch the fireworks past our curfew in my PL Florence. Caught me hiding outside the window. Yelled at me for like one minute other than that, the strawberry açai at Starbucks are not like the ones in the USA and the McDonald’s here is so bougie. It’s so cool like it’s in plastic instead of like paper. and it’s so hot like sweating like I have to sleep with my fan every night so I won’t sweat. Whenever Ana wears her bonnet, it’s so funny to me cause she has like a maroon color and you have a black one so yours is basic and hers is really cool and powerful. The food here is OK we get like student money cards and basically we could just spend like 20 $30 on food and yeah, it’s so good. but the showers here are not like you have to wear flip-flops so you won’t get feet fungus and the water is boiling hot. I hope you made new friends out there because I know how hard it is for you to make. ראיתי את אריאנה בעמוד שלי בשבילך והיא נראית כל כך רע וגם את ולנטינה והיא עלתה כל כך הרבה במשקל.
Maddy’s Mom
We miss you, Maddy! So glad to see you’re having so much fun in the DR. Can’t wait to hear all about your adventures when you get back🇩🇴!
José
My bb Melanie Siena. I’m so happy that ur going thru this experience. Especially the experience of part of ur culture. Have fun, be safe n careful. I love u an eternity x an eternity.
Love ur Pa
José Oliveras
Aimee Byrne
Aidan,
We can’t wait to hear about your experience with your host family and all of the new things that you have tried. It sounds like you are going to have a fun beach day tomorrow! We had a pretty big storm here yesterday, so we hope that you have a nice sunny day! Nothing much is happening at home…the three of us have been working! We all miss you and are looking forward to hearing your stories!
Mom, Dad & Avery
Luis
Hey Joe, I see you playing dominoes. Hope you having fun. See you soon.
Eddie
Yeo wsg Tai, hope u enjoying my motherland my brother and I’m proud of the man you becoming twin. Helping out those in need in my country. We miss you dearly twin, can’t wait for when you comeback we get litty. No te meta con nadie para que nadie te lo meta.
– Supa Neega Suave
Lidia
Hi Adrianna
You have been missed but so glad you are having the opportunity to help others and share with your peers with a community outreach.
It is an experience you will remember and have fond memories of your time and learning new skills.
Glad you are having fun. Enjoy your remaining days in Dominicana-:)