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Senior Class Trip to the Dominican Republic

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July 1st 2005
I attended a Christian school from kindergarten to senior year. The school had both pros and cons, but the biggest pro to me was that my senior class trip was going to be an amazing opportunity to travel down to the Dominican Republic on a missions trip. Now, a missions trip may put some of you off, but it is truely one of the most amazing experiences ever. I myself am not the most religious of ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » La Vega

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Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the islan... ... read more