Community Dinner/Talent Show

The third full day in the Dominican Republic featured a privilege the kids may never experience again.  On Thursday night, the students joined their site leaders and interns to venture into the households of the natives they have been serving. Student's International provided a select family with money to prepare a traditional meal of their choice. Each site gleaned information about their host family's life while the students shared information about themselves. The first thunderstorm of the trip marked the end of the copious amounts of eating we call "A Night in the Community." Our team regrouped to rest and prepared for the end of their first week, which also featured a special event: the talent show.

The family that hosted the Appropriate Technology site (George and Dan)

Students eagerly arrived 15 minutes early in the chapel, the location of our very own talent show. Here, a handful of students showcased a myriad of talents, such as comedy by Ryan, four separate singing acts by Matthew and the entire Khoury family (even George!), a rendition of Dominicans interacting with American kids by Robert and George, and even a demonstration of a correct push-up by Arnold Schwarzenegger... voiced by John Helou. It was a night of laughs, screams, and dropped jaws. The interns coined George's performance as one of the greatest displays of talent they had seen this summer. All that were in attendance were pleased by the show and excited for the elongated night that awaited them. Tomorrow is the most event-packed day of the entire trip so we're hoping for lots of pictures to show you how great the experience has been thus far. Stay tuned!

As promised, the Khoury trio singing their hearts out! George was hesitant to perform at first, but he caved after the demand from the crowd drowned out his yells of denial. 

Our very own Matthew rocking the house with his rendition 

of Elvis Presley's "Cant Help Falling in Love"