Student Life Director, Encuentro Dominicano |
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About me: I am the Student Life Director for Creighton's Encuentro Dominicano program. Creighton students choose to spend a semester abroad studying Dominican history, theology, economics, and Spanish at the ILAC Center in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Their experience includes bi-weekly service sites and immersions and work on development projects (constructing aqueducts, building schools, etc.) while staying with host families in the rural campos. There are also several weekend trips- to Dajabon (a Haitian/Dominican border town), Santo Domingo (the capital), Cien Fuegos (a local barrio that is at the edge of a trash dump but whose church and local leaders do a great deal of positive, grassroots work). More about me: After I graduated from Creighton in '06 with a BA in Theology and with Co-majors in History and Justice and Peace Studies, I spent two years in the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program. I spent two years earning my Masters in Education while living in Plaquemine (Southern, rural), Louisiana. We lived in intentional, Christian community and taught at local schools. I taught Religion IV: Morality, US History, and World History at St. John High School. I was also the Cross Country Coach, Mission Trip Coordinator, and Director of Religious Education. After my time with ACE ended, I returned to Creighton and to working within the context of Ignatian spirituality and mission. |
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| Writing these reflections:
After years of reading these reflections for my own prayer, I am honored and excited to be able to join the ranks of those who were influential in helping me shape my own spirituality. |
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| Other links to me:
e-mail: nicolas@creighton.edu |
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