by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Jenni Arcieri Today the NOBIS World Dominican Republic team of 2016 said our goodbyes, many of us with a tear in our eyes. At breakfast we were joined by Patricia, Mariposa’s director, who continued to share stories and plans about the girls at the center. It...
by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Rebecca Timus I can’t believe this trip is almost over! This has been an amazing experience for me as an educator, person, and specifically as a woman. Today we went to visit the Mariposa center again to observe the teachers, spend time with the students and...
by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Krista Moody Today we started the day by heading to the Mariposa Center. We gathered for a bit and then went on a driving tour of a few schools in Cabarete and a walking tour of Callejón with Tricia. We were able to visit the private school in the...
by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Jessica Lynch On Day 5 we went on a beautiful boat trip to the Rio Boca river area. The river was named the Yessica River. Prior to getting on the boat, we checked out some of the local trees, plants, and animals. Particularly memorable, the crocodile!! After...
by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Tricia Crowley Today was our day to travel to the country to see Freddie’s family cocoa farm. We left the Hummingbird Hotel after breakfast and took the gua-gua to his farm in Rio San Juan – about an hour outside of Cabarete. On the bus with us was a...
by Nobis Project | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog
By Meghan Wiemer We woke up and headed down to a homemade breakfast- it was delicious! We began our morning at the Hummingbird Inn, discussing the ins and outs of service learning projects and also discussing class, power, and privilege. After this, we departed the...
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