So, we're leaving to the Dominican Republic on Friday and I am really looking forward to it! It sounds like I will learn a lot about what life is like for the common people there.
So far in class we've been reading three texts:
The first focuses on the history of the Domincan Republic. After reading this book, I expect to see a lot of diversity in the Domincan. The book writes about how there is lots of mixing between the Africans and Spanairds who came to the country, along with the indigenous who were already there. In the second book we're reading, we learn that there is a marginalized poor population in the Dominican. Children sometimes are not allowed in school because they lack documentation. They often are helping their families to make ends meet by selling things on the streets. The third text focuses on justice issues and how we, by doing nothing, are just as bad as the oppressors. This class focuses on social problems in the Dominican Republic, so I'm sure that book's contents will come into play often.
As far as I know, we will be planting a garden in one of the neighborhoods, or "bateys." Also, we will be visiting a school for deaf-mute children, and we will be showing the locals how to use water chlorinators that will sanitize their water. I look forward to talking to people and seeing how they live. I'll let you know what I see!
-Ann
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