>Colonial Zone Santo Domingo Dominican Republic sight seeing and history, the parks of Santo Domingo If I ws home in DR I would probably be sitting in this park at the Cafeteria wih friends having a beer and talking. Being warm and in the sun instead of cold and in the house on the computer. […]
Everything Else
Finding the Zona Colonial Apartment
I wanted to live in “The Zone”. Without a car and not liking being stuck in the apartment at night. I didn’t like paying a taxi when I could walk someplace. I always thought that a taxi ride was the same price as a few beers. So if I walked I could stop and drink […]
Thoughts on Celebrating Death or Life
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 […]
Electricity
Colonial Zone Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Churches, Hospitals and Clinics and Public Works I wrote before about living without electricity/sin luz but trying to GET electricity is more difficult sometimes than learning to live without it. So here’s my story.Thank goodness that my first apartment had everything included in the rent. This at least gave […]
Meeting my first Dominican Family
OK…Where was I? While online, I had ICQ, and some guy wanted to talk. He lived in DR so since I was always friend finding I talked to the guy. Ended up, after we conversed awhile, that we had crossed each others paths before from a message board we both had frequented. And, too funny, […]
Body Here ,Heart There
>This picture is what it looked like out the front of my parents home this morning. It’s beautiful to see but I truly wish I was only looking at this foto instead of seeing it in real life. But I’m still in USA so I have to make the best of it. Yesterday was Independence […]