What an Experience

My time here in the Dominican Republic with the Liberal Arts Program through CIEE has been nothing but a memorable experience I will take with me forever. Despite the hardships, like having trouble with my host moms, traveling on my own at 5 am to get to Santiago from the Santo Domingo, and learning the concept of DR time, I have only grown. This program was great since it provided many weekend excursions like a fun trip to Samana, a place with beautiful beaches, but also a work retreat in a rural area where we learned about a coffee plantation with great people. It was a great way to experience the language and to gain more confidence since it is an interactive and experiential learning program. I never would have thought that I would be this happy and so sad to leave, when I was counting down the days until I got to go home two months ago. Who knew I could cliff jump off a waterfall.