Beware of this thief / Cuidado con este ladrón! I was accosted by a thief! I tried to give him what he wanted and he wanted more. He wanted it all! I gave him a treat and he wanted it all. He went for the treat pouch. Grabbing the pouch and my shirt and […]
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Oh Yummy, Zapote Batida
I love Zapote, especially made into a thick, sweet and cold beverage called batida here in DR. Zapote is one of my favorite fruits for making a beverage. It’s more or less equal Zapote and/or Bananas. Bananas and/or Zapote. Both are my favorite ingredients in batida. Batida is a blender-made beverage using different fruits. The […]
Watermelon The Ultimate Fruit
Watermelon Is The Ultimate Fruit My favorite fruit is Watermelon (the kind with seeds are my favorite), known as Sandia in Dominican Republic. There is nothing like it in my non-humble opinion. I don’t care about how nutritional it is. I don’t care that its low calorie. I don’t care that it provides hydration. […]
Wa-Der Delivery
This morning I hear “Wa-Der, Wa-Der” being yelled from below my balcony. It took me a few seconds to realize what I was hearing. When I need a botellón de auga (big blue 5 gallon bottle of drinking water) I put the empty bottle out on the balcony window so they can see I need […]
Trying Out Exercise Machines
I decided to try one of these exercise machines out at the Parque La Francia (Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo Este) this morning. I pass by and see others using these machines all the time. They looked easy enough so I decided to give this one, the farthest away from the other humans exercising, a shot. […]
Kids & Rain
I was out in the park at La Francia, Villa Duarte in Santo Domingo Este with Buenagente and Inteliperra yesterday afternoon and it started to rain. It was a heavy downpour. The heavens opened up and we were soaked as we ran for cover under someone’s stairs across the street from the park. We ran […]
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