Day 2

Today has been another long day here in Santo Domingo. The morning started off with a tour of the service site, Fundación Salesianos de Don Bosco, where we got introduced to the students and staff that we'll be working with over the next few weeks. Every one of our students introduced themselves in Spanish, too! We had a few minutes to get to meet the kids before we headed back to the CIEE Study Center for a scavenger hunt around Gazcue, our neighborhood here. Once our winners collected their Baskin Robbins prize, it was time for lunch. 

Program Leader, Heather, interpreting the tour of the service site!

Inbar introducing herself to everyone in Spanish!

Ellie and Grant getting to know the kids!

H'Po meeting the kids!

The afternoon was spent taking a tour of the Zona Colonial, followed by another session of the Service and Leadership curriculum. We have a large group (30 students!) and so far, we program leaders are truly impressed by everyone's commitment to being open-minded, inclusive, and positive! We have all been bonding incredibly in just a few short days :)

Sarah Maria, Angela, and Ayan at the Choco Museo in the Zona Colonial!

One of our leaders of the day, Nicole, simulating grinding cacao beans at the Choco Museo!

Students at the Parque Colón

Students pose in front of the first cathedral of the New World

We are thrilled to begin our routine at the service site tomorrow morning. Stay tuned for our first day of service blog post! 

Hasta pronto,

Jessica