Viaje

Written when the author was only eighteen years old Viaje (vee-ah-hey) tells the story of a group of young adults who travel to the mountains of the Dominican Republic to spend a summer living with the poor. Secluded in a tiny village near the Haitian border the teenagers must come to grips with the overwhelming poverty faced by their new friends. But when unforeseen circumstances invade their lives the characters are forced to take control of their destinies miles away from civilization as they know it. Action must be taken but it is action which may lead to escape - or tragedy - as they struggle to make sense of the phenomenon known as the Third World.