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Life is a Journey — Oscar Wilde. This trip has been a year in the making. Actually, it’s been about 12 years in the making. We’ve been traveling to the north shore of the Dominican Republic to vacation with our family. The people are amazing here and we’ve always wanted to give back to this… Read more

December 16, 2019 By Tessa I am feeling so very grateful for this adventure. So many dreams have been fulfilled. We experienced more in depth the beauty, diversity and culture of this country and it’s people. I also started a new job as a marine biology teacher. I was lucky enough to have lots of… Read more

By Cameron In Mariposa we did a sewing class. it was very fun. My teachers were Maria Alexandra and Belkis.       The first stitch we learned was the simple in-and-out Stitch. It was super easy. With this stitch we made little pin cushions. I learned that it is important to make the stitches small so there… Read more

By Tessa I love to have my hands in the dirt, and so as soon as we arrived we set out to find seeds and clean soil. There is little need to buy seeds here – they are all around us. Every couple of days we’d buy from our favorite vendor. His rusted old Nissan… Read more

By Makena Day 1 – Circus Circus has been the light of my life while in the Dominican Republic. For example, a guy lifts me up in the air really high by the bottoms of my feet. My teachers are Laura, Cristian, Crismery, and Manuelito. My friends are Cairo, Isabella, Mia, Angelina, Agatta, Sophia, Kiera,… Read more

This week’s excursion was to Encuentro, a world famous surfing beach tucked in between farms and open spaces along the north shore of the DR. For now it has been spared the development of nearby beaches and this gives it a totally different vibe than the bays of Sosua and Cabarete. Though famous for surfing,… Read more

Last week in class we learned about marine mammals, and so the girls were thrilled when we came across a small pod of dolphins on our open water excursions this week. Our trips were sponsored by Northern Coast Diving, and our guides Michael and Jose made it memorable for us. We traveled to a site… Read more