Hey friends! Looking for something beautiful and unique for that special lady in your life? Be sure to check out Madres Jewelry for Christmas presents this year! Not only will you be purchasing a beautiful piece of handcrafted jewelry, but your purchase will also be supporting a great cause. Madres Jewelry seeks to equip and empower Dominican and Haitian women, living in a rural, farming town near the Haitian border, Los Pinos del Eden. Conditions are generally economically t

Hi friends! Ever get a craving for those delicious food items you tried while on the island of Hispañola? When we’re missing the DR, one of our favorite ways to feel a bit closer to the Dominican Republic and be reminded of the sweet times we’ve shared with our Dominican friends and families is through Dominican cuisine. Buzzfeed has a great post that lists 45 amazing Dominican foods and drinks, with recipes for how to make them. We dare you to invite over some friends and tr

“Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service the work of the soul.” –Rachel Naomi Remen Una Vida desires for all of it’s participants to live a life of service. This is one of the main objectives of each out our trips/ internships: to become more aware of how to serve and l