I was sitting in front of a Colmado at Parque San Miguel drinking a beer Sunday. Taking a little break from my Sunday walkabout. The owner is a nice guy and he invited me for a few beers. We were drinking, telling stories and having a nice ole time when a friend of his joined […]
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Friendly Fight at the Colmado
>So you are thinking “friendly fight, whats that”? Well, here I have seen many friendly fights. Yes, there is punching and lots of verbal abusive words but it usually ends with everyone shaking hands and talking normal again. Sunday I went to meet an American friend his girlfriend and baby for lunch at the Courtyard […]
Metro Trip to Villa Mella
Neighborhood Vote San Jose Montecinos 2008
>I learned another new thing about Dominican life this past weekend, neighborhoods vote for their own President. This vote is done neighborhood by neighborhood, the neighbors choosing who will represent them to the local government. This vote is called the “Junta de Vecinos”. I also discovered that each larger neighborhood is divided into smaller sections. […]
Cat In The Bag and the Featherless Guinea
I went on a little road trip with a friend a few weeks ago. We drove from the Capital to San Pedro de Macrois and La Romana. I never really know quite where I am but it was around in there somewhere. We took back roads in the Batey areas. Along these dirt roads there […]
Movin’ In
Colonial Zone Dominican Republic Paper in hand. Dog sleeping on the bed. Friend finally there to pick me up..having always to remember about Dominican time…I was off on my quest for a new place to lay my little head. Hernando didn’t know where many of the places were that were listed in the newspaper. I […]
