Day 1 was a success! We landed safely in Newark, New Jersey. We had about 10 minutes to transfer planes and board. Quick enough for a bathroom stop and enough time to snap a quick pic of the New York City Skyline before we were back on a new plane on route to Santo Domingo.
We landed about 4 hours later and made our way past customs and got our passports stamped with the official Republic of Dominican stamp!
From there we met our bus driver at the Bon (ice cream shop) and we drove 20 minutes to have lunch together. Then, we drove 3 hours into the city of Barahona.
Our mission house was full that night with another group that would be leaving Sunday morning, so our team stayed the night in a nearby hotel that is owned by friends of COTN. Some rooms had air conditioning, but the sea breeze and ocean view made it all worth the stop! That night we had dinner together and shared new stories about ourselves with each other.
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