High School Summer Abroad Blog

Blog written by Shii-Ann Wallace, a student at Brooklyn Technical High School in New York. A big part of Dominican culture is mural art that portrays Dominican pride and political... keep reading

Last week was quite labor intensive as we worked with two separate NGOs over the course of 4 days with a final summer camp on Friday. Our skills were put... keep reading

Blog post written by one of our PL’s Julianna Martinez. Embarking on a study abroad program can be a life-changing experience for high school students. For a group of 14... keep reading

In the mornings this past week we have been going to our local NGO, Red Misericordia, to do our leadership and service work through learning and immersing ourselves in the... keep reading

This blog post was written by one of our CIEE participants, Kaiqi Chen. This Tuesday, after several informative public health seminars with Dr. Michelle Jimenez, we were ready to put... keep reading

The song "One Day" by Matisyahu states the following in one of its verses: "All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say... keep reading

Post by Julianna Martinez, CIEE PL. Imagine being a high school student from a different state in the US, embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime study abroad program in the Dominican Republic... keep reading

Tuesday was our first day being introduced to our NGO, Accion Callejera, an organization focused on improving and developing the lives of children on the street. We were welcomed by... keep reading

This Blog post was written by one of our CIEE participants, Alison Coria-Tarazona. “Uno!” Screamed one of the students in the program at the airport when we all met. The... keep reading

We got to take a dance class on the traditional Dominican dance called Merengue as well as the Salsa. The class was led by local dance teacher Ambar Suriel. The... keep reading

We visited a province in the Dominican, known as Moncion. There we visited the dam that sustains the community in Moncion, and we went to a glamping site to eat... keep reading

The leadership in public health program is not just about learning the public health system in developing countries like the Dominican Republic; it's also about learning the beautiful country's culture... keep reading

Today our group started the morning with our public health seminar led by professor Michelle Jimenez. We started off the class with a fun activity. The students took what they... keep reading

The León Center is a museum that seeks to articulate educational, sociocultural animation, research, informative and exhibition programs around Dominicanity that dates as far back to the Taino natives of... keep reading

Day 1 Our participants arrived in the Dominican Republic (DR) Sunday night after a long day of traveling. Students got to meet their host families that will be housing, cooking... keep reading