Lessons learned from a service trip to the Dominican Republic

Abstract

HE NURSING PROGRAM at Montgomery College, based in Takoma Park, Md., participated in an inaugural study abroad trip to the Dominican Republic in 2019. The trip was coordinated by an educational tour organization that provided a tour director and arranged all of the activities and travel. A group of nursing and biology students; a criminal justice student; a retired Army soldier; and faculty from Montgomery College, Hampton University in Hampton, Va., and Normandale College in Bloomington, Minn. attended. This article captures the excitement and anticipation surrounding the trip and discusses the lessons learned by those in attendance.