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...
by Nobis Project | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
By Meredith Woodruff The eight of us started our day at the Hummingbird Inn with a fabulous homemade breakfast of fresh fruits, yogurt and granola, eggs and toast, and of course, Dominican coffee. After breakfast, we traveled to the center and were given a tour. ...
by Nobis Project | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog
By Casey Maguire Today is filled with planes, shuttles, and introductions. Meg, Jess, and I left for the Newark airport around 6:00am, got right through customs and awaited for our plane. We spent our time eating, talking to family members, and looking around the...
by Nobis Project | Jan 13, 2016 | Blog
7th-8th Grade World Studies Teacher Friends School of Atlanta There was this lovely moment in early February the day before Grandparents and Special Friends Day. I had been teaching my students about global trade through the life-cycle of the t-shirt. I really enjoyed...
by Nobis Project | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog
Our teacher spotlight this week is Vanessa Ehler. Vanessa teaches Upper School Spanish, Yoga, and is the 9th grade Dean at Brooklyn Friends School in Brooklyn, NY. Tell us why did you choose to attend the Nobis World program? At the time I was on a committee...
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