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I went through today with an open mind, I have never experienced a place like the Dominican Republic so I had no idea what to expect walking through their town. I was taken aback by the amount of people all in one place in Domingo Maiz. While we were painting the 4-H mural I was amazed by the support from the community members. People gathered in the street to watch what we were doing, kids we didn’t know joined to help. It was like we were all united by the comprehensive love for art. Through the language barrier and different ideas it can be hard to work together but a love for art always manages to unite us.
Mary Anne Roger's, Highland Co.
Saturday was such an eye opening, yet great day. We started our day by eating breakfast at our hotel, and then we got onto a bus and drove to a school to drop off school supplies. Once we arrived at the school, we were greeted by one of the teachers who taught at the school. We unloaded the supplies and then began chatting with the teacher. We asked her questions about the school. Questions such as how many students go to the school, how many grades it has, how long it’s been opened, etc. We then left the school and went to Domingo Maiz. Domingo Maiz is a neighborhood that Christine and Carol have sort of “adopted” over the many years that they have been doing this program. Once we were at Domingo Maiz, we quickly got to work by picking up trash. While one group was picking up trash, another group began repainting a mural on a wall within the town that was first painted in 2015. The mural was a 4-H clover with the words, “Head, Heart, Hands, Health” in Spanish around the clover. While doing all of this, we were interacting with Dominican boys and girls of all ages. We then left Domingo Maiz and made our way to our final stop, another school to drop off school supplies. We got to go inside one of the classrooms and the main office of the school which was super cool. We then left the school and went back to our hotel. Some people went to the beach, some people went to the pool, and some just went and took a nap. At 8 o’clock, we all ate dinner, did our debrief of the day, and then went to bed. All in all, Saturday was an amazing day that really opened our eyes; it was a day that made us realize how good we have it and how we take all of it for granted.
Ryley Crabtree, Lee Co.
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