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From what's new on campus to what's happening in Omaha, bloggers tell you their experiences without the fluff. Great days, not-so-great days and lots of days in between are chronicled below. Some posts may surprise, others amuse you, but all will inform you about what it's like to be at Creighton.

Hola from the Dominican Republic

Sep 16

Written by: Anna Budinger
9/16/2008 5:56 PM

I have now been down in Santiago, Dominican Republic for three and a half weeks and I am having a great time. The culture is completely different than back in the United States, everything is a bit more relaxed and easy going. I have been getting used to power outages, hurricane season (we are pretty protected by the mountains so all we really get is rain), bugs and roosters crowing at all hours of the day. I have been volunteering at an elementary school in a poor neighborhood helping teach kids English. It is amazing how lacking their education system is, classrooms don't have the suplies they need but they are making the best of what they have. The kids are so much fun and are full of questions and although I'm still just learning Spanish they are very patient with me. I have helped teach the kids but they have also helped teach me about their lives. Next week the other 12 students and I will be living in a campo, which is a poor rural town, for 10 days and living the true Dominican reality. I am super excited because we will be helping build an aqueduct so they will have running water for the first time ever.