Amber Garner
2010
Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
Hispaniola: One Island, Two Cultures
Amber Garner is a recent Belmont Graduate from the class of 2010 earning a degree in journalism. Throughout her college experience she has traveled to Juarez, Mexico twice and Port St. Mary, Jamaica. She is excited to continue her travel experiences in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. She is passionate about serving people and ready to see what God has in store for her on the island of Hispaniola.
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Major(s): Journalism
My Stories
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I’m Home!
Well I’m back! Stateside again and acclamating very well. I would like everyone to note in the minutes that I am a very
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Moto Mix
I realize this may be coming a little late, but I wanted to share this with everyone. When I became a very skilled
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Mustard Seed
Mustard Seed is the name of the very first pre-school I ever attended. It was a great experience. I only went for half a day
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Salsa, Bachata, Merengue
I’ve heard people say that dance is art in motion. Well, this is not the kind of art you would find in a
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Lola’s House
There is a grandmother here named Lola. Lola is not tall. I think in her younger days she must have been 5’4”, but
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Christmas Time!
So, there is no holiday here between Halloween and Christmas. Halloween really isn’t that big of a deal anyway so people get so
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PAINT!
We’ve been painting the club this past week and it has been so much fun! We had the kids put their hand prints
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Cholera
If you’ve been watching the news I’m sure you’ve heard about the Cholera outbreak in Haiti. Over a thousand have died and the
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Tomas
Hurricane Tomas was more like a lot of rain here in Puerto Plata than a full blown hurricane. This means while it wasn’t
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No Hay Mas Mangos
There are no more mangos. When I first got here in September I was overwhelmed with the amount of available mangos. At the
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HALLOWEENIE!
Since I am in a Spanish speaking country you may think that everyone celebrateded the Dia de los Muertes yesterday, well they didn’t,
