On the morning dog walk today the regulars met up at the Playita Montecino. The 3 Dogeteers plus 1. There is a dog in heat at the port so the males are out in force. Blanco likes to fight with other dogs if they dare to mess with him, he is young and macho, so […]
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Christmas Sancocho d’Pennsylvania
Here are bits and pieces of an email I got and because of it I made some new friends. I love being able to make new friends. First email from Greg: (edited) I stumbled upon your writing while I’m researching a Christmas gift for my brother’s girlfriend who originates from the DR. She’s new to […]
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, […]
The First Week
When I got into the country and all through customs with my dog Sniffy and a few extra boxes of belongings (I didn’t get searched, I think they just wanted me and my barking dog, who had to pee, out of the airport). I was wheeling down the ramp to my waiting friends. They both […]
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 […]
The Week of the Big Move
The final week to be in USA arrived. Everything I had left at the flea market I sold for $50. I didn’t sell my Mobil home so I abandoned it. I sold my shed I built for $1000. All my credit cards had a forwarding address. I had my accounts all in order. All bills […]
