Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Doing it Right
March 17, 2008 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Day 16 – Como Un Dominicano – Santo Domingo, DR 3/12/08               Soit just keeps getting more and more interesting.  In our never-ending quest to acculturate ourselves and trulybecome Dominican we have found hilarity and embarrassment.  I’m sure that this is one entry thatmany will find to be humorous. ...
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Life
March 13, 2008 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hey everyone, Sorry it´s been so long.  I don´t find a lot of time to use the internet, and when I want to use it I have to go to an internet cafe and use a machine from the mid 90s for a substantial portion of my allowance.  So I´m just going to explain a few of the bigger things that have happened to me recently. First last weekend,...
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La Zona Colonial y Getting to Know the City
March 10, 2008 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Day 9 – La Zona Colonial – Santo Domingo, DR 3/5/08               Sobecoming a true Dominican is a bit difficult.  However, with the passing of time I am starting to be ableto understand how this country works. Yesterday, we had our first lessons in how Dominicans communicate.  In the US, we obviously say exactlywhat we want,...
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My First Entry
March 4, 2008 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
 Hello, Buenos Dias, and Welcome to my site. I am in a town called Pantoja, which is just outside of the capital city, Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. I am living with a family next to ENTRENA, the training center for the Peace Corps DR. We arrived in the country on thursday February 28th, and spent our first night in a convent, San...
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March 2
March 2, 2008 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
I woke up at 6:15 (actually a lot earlier because of the gallos, which are roosters) and took my first bucket shower ever.  At 7 I was served a warm crescent with cheese inside, the best orange juice I´ve ever had, and really sweet coffee.  The dona of Jenna´s casa and one of the girls living in Chris´s house took us through the...
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