03.09.2012
Thursday (8March): Where to start. This has been an indescribable week because of the family bonding that we have been able to accomplish, as well as the many lives that we have been able to touch and have touched ours. After a breakfast of eggs and potatoes, we headed out for the day. At the
03.08.2012
Wednesday (7 March): After breakfast, we headed to one of the town’s schools to watch their traditional flag raising ceremony. While there, we were able to hear the Dominican National anthem and watch the students raise the Dominican, American, and Canadian flags. Solid Rock International volunteers from the United States and Canada sponsor the majority
03.06.2012
Saturday (3 March): What a crazy day that turned out to be. When we arrived at the airport to we found out that our flight had been canceled. It took a good hour to figure out what time we would all be leaving from North Carolina. Our team was split into 3 groups. The first
03.03.2012
Tackling the worldwide issue of hunger is a daunting task, one the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service is actively working towards. We hope to accomplish our mission to eradicate hunger through our partnerships with Stop Hunger Now, departments throughout the NCSU community and Universities Fighting World Hunger. In the year 2012, the
12.31.2011
Thursday, December 29 We finally arrived at the Outreach360 Community Center in Monte Cristi around 12:30 am Friday. The drive from the airport in Santiago to Monte Cristi on the Dominican’s central north coast gave our team their first glimpse of what it meant to be in the Dominican: smiling people, loud music, and long
03.16.2011
Overall, this trip has been a life changing experience. The people of the Dominican Republic have touched my heart and changed my outlook on life. Despite living in poverty, everyday in clinic adults and children came in with bright smiles lighting up their faces. They were thankful for everything they were given; some came in with
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 This is it! We are on our last leg of our trip – heading back to Raleigh. In this short week we have all experienced and learned so much from the children we served and from each other. I don’t think anybody has enough words to describe with justice what we have
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 As I sit in this plane that’s on its way back home, I am reflecting on the great things our team has accomplished. I also am reminded of the difference between serving and helping. Helping implies that those I am serving are broken or weak. Serving operates on the basis of equality-
03.14.2011
March 12, 2011 6:00 am came way too fast this morning. It didn’t hit me until about 30 minutes into the bus ride to the airport that it was all coming to an end. After seeing the Dominican culture, I have grown to admire how they live. Their happiness doesn’t come from materialistic possessions but
03.14.2011
March 11, 2011 Today is our cultural day. Right now I’m sitting on the beach having trouble concentrating on what I’m writing because it’s so unbelievably beautiful. This morning we went to Gomez’s house, the cemetery, the clock tower, and then the gift shop (which took forever but was worth it because we all got
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