Colonial Zone Santo Domingo Dominican Republic marriage, death and Christmas traditions My Grandfather whom we called Pappap died about 2 weeks ago. The family had the Memorial service for him yesterday. He was 93 and he lived a good life. He was always healthy. Up until the last few years when he couldn’t get out […]
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Dominican Republic Pastimes, Baseball, Beisbol
Dominican Republic Pastimes, Baseball, Beisbol Looks as if the Tigres de Licey won the baseball playoffs again this year. The first year I was in Dominican Republic for this event I was living in a more residential area and didn’t really get to experience the full effect of a team winning. The second year when […]
Felix Navidad
Christmas again. I’m not really into Christmas anymore. About 2 years before my move to DR I decided not to celebrate Christmas. I told people it was my way to rebel against the commercialism of the holidays. I sort of liked it. I didn’t feel the pressure of having to buy gifts for people. I […]