I want to take a moment to offer my truest appreciation for all the people at ESRI who have helped make this happen! Without all of you, 4-H Equipo GIS would still just be a very great idea, not a reality!
I want to thank Jack Dangermond for supporting our youth and the program! We are [...]
Well, it finally seems like the storm may have REALLY broken. We actually saw some stars tonight as we were walking back to our favorite outdoor marketplace. We had a difficult time getting everyone out the door of the hotel for this evening’s excursion, but we finally made it. We still missed [...]
We woke early this morning to a bleak day! Guess what? We have rain!
We will be going to the Melia Hotel to attend the plenary sessions of ESRI and to present at 3:30.
We will try to post our presentations, as well as videos of the presentations later today!
The storm appears to be passing us by. The power is back, lost it for less than five minutes. The warning is now for mostly Haiti, although it is still raining hard!
We just lost all POWER! The lights have gone off and the whole hotel is without light. This is probably because of the wind…we can hear the rain pounding our window outside. Its supposed to be to the west of us but what if it had gone over us? That wouldnt have been good..
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Here is the NOAA National Weather Center’s image of NOEL. Santo Domingo is just to the east of the blue warning area.
Upon giving room number 605 a wake up call this am, I was informed verge of a major storm. (Our hotel is maybe 50 yards from the ocean. Separated from the ocean y a perhaps ten foot burm, cement railing, and a four lane avenue.
I thought Thomas was kidding. He wasn’t….since this morning the storm [...]
Clara, Luis, and Sarah arrived in the Dominican Republic after nearly 18 hours on planes and in airports!
JFK was a wonderful experience with weather delays (rain) and air traffic issues. We left New York exactly two hours late! Luis like the NY to Santo Domingo leg of the journey!
Descending through the clouds into the Santo [...]
A group of seven 4-H members will be traveling to the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) to take part in the plenary session of the ESRI Caribbean User’s Conference. (Our deepest gratitude to goes ESRI for all their support in our 4-H programs!)
We will be traveling from Oct 26th – Nov 3rd. Please check back often [...]
