During my amazing trip to the Dominican Republic with GLA, I engaged in 40 service hours. We traveled to different rural areas in the DR that were experiencing poverty. These communities, unfortunately, did not have access to a public restroom. Our job was to build one for them! Each location was at a different stage of development. We cut up water bottles for the insulation, wrapped them in chicken wire, and cemented the building. After us, the groups continued our work by painting the exterior. The remaining half of my trip was spent at medical brigades. I had the opportunity to shadow doctors as they gave medical care to communities that had minimal access to healthcare. I had a different job each day, some of which included checking patients in, getting medical history, taking vitals, shadowing the doctor, and helping the pharmacy. I also got to put my Spanish to use! I will never forget the time I spent here and the impact I made.