Club Hotel El Quemaito Barahona

... we didn't think they would actually show up, but they did and brought more than ice ceam, but lively and gratuitous attitudes, thanking us for coming to help. What a day...a delicious day! <br>http://www.benjerry.com/activism/in side-the-pint/fair-trade/<br><br>INEQUA LITIES: The education system here is less than stellar; children only go to school for 2.5 hours a day about 4 times a week (considering teachers don't show up or cancel class once a ...

... had to present right after lunch instead of allowing us to work on the presentations for another hour as originally planned. Moreover, my kids had to present first, which gave them absotutely no time to prepare and the judges hounding them with questions, whereas the last group to go (the one that won) had no questions from the judges. Still, I am very very proud of them and they ended up winning a prize for the 'Most Green/Sustainable Business ...

... Dominican Republic, almost every community, big or small, has Patronales. Patronales is a 9 day celebration in the honor of the town's Patron Saint, so depending on the Saint depends on the time of the year the fiesta is going to be. My town, Bahoruco, had our Patronales the 18-26 in honor of Mercedes (not the high-class German vehicle) and it was definitely a party. People come from all over the region to celebrate as well because essentially ...

... programs, and possibly opening up new Peace Corps countries. We, as volunteers, were able to ask him questions and even though some of his answers were of typical politician nature, his responses were well-received as they seemed genuine and positive. After the meeting, we attended a reception on Mr. William's behalf at our Country Director's pent house apartment that overlooks the city lights of Santo Domingo. In addition to eating real food (lasagna ...

... swimming around your feet. We had to take a boat to get to the area where we spent our day and as we left the shore, we sang the National Anthem, holding up little American flags and celebrating the USA in a foreign country.<br><br> <br>MEDICAL MISSION: If I had to describe the medical mission that came to my site in two words it would be: Organized Chaos. I had been communicating with the group Global Health Force that assembles doctors to travel (on their ...

... taking every single object out of the house. It was incredible to see that no one cared about the potential dangers, just that they had to save what was in that house. It just made me think that something of this nature, to this degree, would never happen in the states. Given we have the infrastructure and services that they do not have here, but that sense of community and doing anything it took to save their home (considering the poverty here) was ...

... even the little niños and niñas that didn't understand what had happened were in their best clothes for the funeral. These moments are what I find so touching about this cultural - that an entire community can come together for another family. NOCHE DE INGLES: Since my English class ended, I have been asked my multiple people in my community, adults and kids alike, to start another class. Teaching English is not my favorite thing in ...

... person plays a central role in the history of the world, even if he doesn't know it" -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist We all have the power to turn something of insignificance into something of value, not unlike an alchemist turning dust into gold. All of us have something innate and confident within us that we can spread like wildfire and positively change a ...

... out right before we started without paying for transportation. Kelly and I got 6th place, which we were glad about since apparently we went the long way to get there. We met some interesting people along the way, like an old man who actually wanted to give us money (we clearly did not accept) and a guy who raised gallos to fight and wanted to show them to us). Although we are here to work and serve our ...

... Para Vivir!" (Live to Play, Play to Live) has been established to not only be a fun way to teach kids about different sports, but also contribute to a healthy body, healthy mind lifestyle. It is going to be happening at the end of August, but we're planning now because funding is going to be the hardest part, this is where ...