With each passing day, my appreciation for this trip grows more and more. In the moment it seemed like we did so much physical work in the Batey working on the various projects, but while looking back on it, the physical aspect is the farthest thing from my mind. I will always remember how […]
Read more "“Life is a dance. Sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow.”"The value of patience is hard not to appreciate after this trip. The men, women and children of the Bateyes will be the first to tell you that the group of Americans who dedicate their time to better their community are all Godsends… God’s answers to their prayers. To hear this level of appreciation, and […]
Read more "The Value of Patience"Wow, I can not believe that it’s almost been a week since I left the Dominican Republic! I want to go back! So the first day we arrived I learned the true definition of a “Dominican Minute” but as a class we really got to know each other waiting around, weather it was at Pollo […]
Read more "A Week to Remember!"I have tried to write this blog post multiple times since coming back from the DR. I am nowhere near a procrastinator, I simply can’t get myself to gather all of my thoughts and emotions that I experienced over our weeklong journey. Driving up to Batey 50 for the first time all the class readings, […]
Read more "A smile is universal"It took me quite a long time to sit down and finally write this. How do you sum up such a life-changing experience in one blog post? How do you determine the most unforgettable part, or choose the most important interaction you had? How do you sift through nine days of memories to figure out […]
Read more "I can’t help but smile"There is a Creole saying that loosely translates to: “my heart speaks the language of love”. How fitting of a quote that describes the week spent in a Haitian populated sugar cane village in the Dominican Republic. Talk about a language barrier. With a mixture of three languages floating around Bateye 50 (Spanish, Creole, and […]
Read more "The language of love"It has almost been a week since we got home and there hasn’t been a single moment when I haven’t wanted to be back in the DR. During the trip the whole experience felt surreal and it felt impossible that it was all happening so fast when it felt like the semester had just started […]
Read more "Can I go back yet?"It’s been five days since we have returned home from the DR, and there hasn’t been a day that has gone by that I haven’t thought about what all my friends in Batey 50 and students at the Joe Hartman School are doing when I am home thinking about them. Are they thinking about me? […]
Read more "It Isn’t Goodbye, Just A See You Later…"What seemed to be just a week long trip with classmates to provide a new house and basketball court in Batey 50 turned into something so much more. Every single event that took place during this amazing trip was truly a once in a lifetime experience. Coming home, every single family member and friend asked […]
Read more "Love Is All You Need"Hello from the cold state of New Jersey, It has been 5 days since we have left the warm weather in the Dominican Republic. As it is freezing rain here in New Jersey, I desperately miss the warm weather and sunshine that we witnessed in the Dominican Republic. Although I miss the warm weather, I […]
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QU301 DR Fall 2014 