View From My Balcony – Life in the Time of COVID-19 Part 1 I sit on my balcony With my dogs Watching the world pass by So slowly Dominican Republic is shut down In quarantine The quarantine is on Curfew from 5 PM to 6 AM People get arrested By military riding around In the […]
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Las Terrenas For My Birthday
I know, my birthday was in October. So I’m a little slow in the posting. Better late than never. The entire story in pictures (and a video) located here, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. It was a great trip. I could not go without my dogs Inteliperra and Buenagente. This was Buenas’ first trip out of […]
Just a Few Wow-wees To Share
I so love taking pictures and have some wow-wees that need to be shared. The very tall wall that surrounds the Fortaleza Ozama that you see when you enter the Colonial City crossing the Rio Ozama that was build by Trujillo. The name of this wall is Muralla de Felix Benito. Hanging way beyond reach […]
Renewing My Permanent Residency in 2012
Welp, I went to renew my Permanent Residency/ Residencia Permanente so I can live in Dominican Republic legally on August 17 (no idea why it is called permanent when it always needs renewed). I was shocked with the new laws. They came into effect the beginning of the month. I knew things changed for getting […]
Mango Time!
It is mango season here in Dominican Republic. I have been watching the trees in the park laden with mangoes. A soft green color just waiting for them to ripen. It finally happened. They are ready for pickin’ and eatin’. Oh yeah! I cannot reach the trees from the park. All the mangoes fall into […]
End of March Rain Starting
On this World Water Day it seems that we will have rain for the next 4 days, how ironic. Do we really need it? No Can we change it? No So, here is what we do when it rains here in the Colonial Zone of Dominican Republic. The view from my balcony right now. The […]