This was my third time on the 4-H Dominican Republic Service
Project Trip and I can honestly say that this trip changes my life every time I
go on it. This week was the best out of the three trips I took, but I can’t say
I have had a bad experience on this trip yet. I was hesitant to go back this
year because I felt that I needed to work as much as I could before college
started, but I am so thankful that I got to go back again. I love seeing the
campers and going back to their community every year. Getting to see their
lives in such a short period of time gives me such an appreciation for what I
have and how little they have in materials. But what they don’t have in
materials they make up for in culture and family. Getting to meet all the
people that Carol has made relationships with over the years, like Welinton,
has been amazing as well. I get to see a different side of the Dominican
Republic that is not shown in the mainstream media through her relationships.
My life was changed by this trip and I will forever be thankful for it.
Chandler Estep, Shenandoah County
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