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 […]
Some words and phrases used in the Dominican Republic confuse the heck out of me. Más Duro is one of them. Ok. The phrase “Más Duro (a)” always confuses me. Definition: más means plus, more, most, other, else duro means hard, tough, harsh, rough, difficult A friend often tells me I have a Cabaza Dura […]
Neighborhood Feud & Tropical Storm Laura or You Do Not Bring 2 Kitchen Knives To A Machete Fight. Tropical Storm Laura came through Dominican Republic on August 22, 2020. It hit my house in Santo Domingo Este around 2AM on the 23rd. Strong wind, rain and thunder and lightening. Of course the power went out […]
This day has started out to be very interesting. Things both happy and sad have happened and all before 7AM. Rescuing a Hispaniolan Boa was the highlight. All night long the street dogs were having a mating party. 2 of the neighborhood girls are in heat and it brings out all the men hungry for […]
The Neighborhood Dogs Love Treaties When I take Buenagente and Inteliperra out for their morning and evening walks around Villa Duarte and Mameyes I always take some treaties with me. The treaties distract my dogs if they feel like barking at another dog or a passing cat. But now, the neighborhood dogs know I have […]
Life in the Time of COVID-19 is not an easy existence. Not only do we have to follow all sorts of rules and curfews we have to wear masks. Some masks are all pretty with flowers and some have teeth showing faces on their masks. I have the plain old mask that the Plan Social […]
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