Maya Mastin’s dad has been a long-time VISIONS leader. She is following in his footsteps by not only completing 3 summers as a teen volunteer (during his time as a leader), but is now a leader herself in one of our Spanish immersion programs in the Dominican Republic!
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VISIONS Dominican Republic 3 participants look back on their time in Cotui
VISIONS DR 3 wraps up their time in the Dominican Republic and reflects on their experiences as they spend a day at the beach!
VISIONS Dominican Republic 3 participants are learning about life in Cotui
VISIONS DR 3 is learning Spanish, painting murals, spending time with kids during summer camp, finding time for community baseball and playing lots of Dominoes!
VISIONS Dominican Republic 3 visited a cacao farm this weekend!
VISIONS Dominican Republic 3 visited a cacao farm over the weekend and learned all about how to grow cacao – including grafting and pest control – and how to process it to make chocolate!
VISIONS DR 2 plays some baseball
VISIONS DR 2 participants got to play baseball with kids from their neighborhood, and were cheered on by others. Read on to find out who won, and what lessons were learned.