We are here in the beautiful Casa de Betesda in Barahona. After a long journey and a very bumpy van ride from Santo Domingo, we are excited to begin our two month internship with Children of the Nations.
Today we toured the Bateys, which are villages where we will spend most of our time teaching English and helping with summer camps for the children. Kylie will also be teaching music lessons, Shane will be coaching baseball with the I Love Baseball program, Marjorie will be coaching a soccer camp, and Michael will be using his photography skills to help COTN’s sponsorship program.
We also met COTN’s incredible staff, which included one of the Batey’s first students to grow up with the COTN program. She now attends college at the local university and is working to give back to her community.
In our down time we love getting to spend time with the Casa’s awesome staff and swimming in the pool. Everyone here is so passionate about being a part of COTN and in strengthening their communities. We cannot wait to get involved this summer.