Friday, August 4, 2023

Tuesday - Travel Day


Today we flew back home, it was a sad but happy day. We said bye to everyone that we became friends with down in the Dominican Republic and also the people we became friends with from Virginia. It’s kinda funny how the first day we got down there everyone stuck with the people they knew and didn’t interact with everyone else. But by the end of the week we all became close friends and it was kinda sad saying by knowing that we probably won’t see each other again or at least for awhile. But the week was overall good and it was a very cool experience and I would definitely go again. 

-Hannah Biby, Shenandoah Co.


Monday - Snorkeling, Free Time, and Dinner and Dancing at the Giudicelli home

On the last day of our Dominican trip we went snorkeling and saw so many new things. It was very refreshing to be able to swim around on a nice party boat and certainly is an extreme privilege. Next, we paid a visit to an extremely caring family and learned how to dance! We had such amazing food and it was a blast. I thank all of the agents for helping this year to make everything possible!

-Cora Hodges, Alleghany Co.


Today we went snorkeling in the ocean. We had a lot of fun watching the fish and we saw a lot of turtles from the boat. The water was very clear and very pretty. We went shopping on the beach. I have never been snorkeling so it was an experience. 

-Margaret Copp, Shenandoah Co.


Today we went snorkeling early in the morning and  played in the ocean until lunch time. The snorkeling was really fun and I saw a lot of cool fish and we also saw metal furniture at the bottom. When we got done snorkeling we went to see Dolphins doing their tricks and also saw a stingray pass by while we were watching. After we stopped there we went to about waist high water and played there for a while and then when our time was up there we got on the boat to come back. While on the boat we started dancing with the workers and it was really fun. Once we got back to the resort everyone was either hungry or wanted a shower. After everyone got food, shower, or got in the pool most people took a nap or started packing and just relaxing as we had to leave the next day. But we had dinner at the Giudicelli’s house and it was so fun! We all danced even if some of us don’t usually dance and the energy was just so welcoming and it felt like a family. They showed us their dances and we showed them some of ours and the food was absolutely amazing, it was by far the best food of the week, you could tell it was made with love. But overall the day was relaxing and fun day for everyone.

-Hannah Biby, Shenandoah Co.






Tuesday - Travel Day

Today we flew back home, it was a sad but happy day. We said bye to everyone that we became friends with down in the Dominican Republic and ...