Country Info
- Santo Domingo
- Capital
- Dominican Peso (DOP)
- Currency
- 8,581,477
- Population
- DO
- Country Code
Dominican Republic Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Dominican Republic
A Little Clarification
Hi Everyone! Just a quick post to clarify from the blog from yesterday. I heard that the link I posted didn't work, so here is another easy way to get to the correct site if you wish to donate to my project. 1. Go to www.peacecorps.gov ...
Ghost meetings and waiting for accidents
... off the streets and have these huge parties for the whole town where the beer flows and the merengue never stops. I think if I were Dominican, I would vote for the politician that puts a nice note on my door instead of trying to wake me up with a heart ...
Catalonia Bravaro
After a four hour flight, we arrived in Punta Cana only to be greeted by a sudden rainstorm, how funny was that. Despite that small bit of fun, Danielle and I arrived in good order at the resort where we were ...
Ta jevi....
Hoy finalmente llegamos a Santo Domingo, después de tanto esperar la partida…. Que emoción. Mi amiga Majo 'ta contenta…Titi esta simplemente aterrada pues este es su primer viaje al tercer mundo… Majo y yo peruanas de nacimiento y ...
(Soon to be) Home Again
... and I think amazed. Even the modest amount of their contribution for the water filters and stoves ($500 dominican pesos, or about $15 US dollars) is a large amount to these families and your support is greatly appreciated. ...
Dengue part Deux and the Community in a Panic!
... see how being a little sweaty and saying I was tired could easily have been mistrewn as practially in a coma and not breathing, by Dominican standards anyway. Lisette told me that I could stay in Pimentel if I wanted to, to which I replied "Are you ...
Happy Belated Turkey Day
Hi All! How is everyone? I hope all you had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with good food, family, and fun. We had Peace Corps Thanksgiving again this year at the same country club as last year. My friends Lauren and Liz were ...
El Portillo Beach - The journey to get there
... romantic, but my husband didn't share this view. So much for the hotel, but there's much more to see in the Dominican Republic than what's on the hotel grounds. So let's move on to "Los Haiteses", where trees grow in the middle ...
My first week
Hello to all of my friends. The first part of this entry is dedicated to answering some frequently asked questions. First of all, the computer system here is somewhat archaic, so sometimes I can read emails, but I cannot send them. So just sit tight if ...
The Week 1 Report
Hello once again, Things continue to go well down here in the Dominican Republic. Since the last update, I've acquired many more Spanish words and many more mosquito bites. The mosquitoes here are crafty: I can't hear them or see ...
Saturday the 14th: Embittered and Sunburned
We spent most of the afternoon in Boca Chica, a local beach which serves as a popular getaway and hangout for people in the capital. Though I've attempted to avoid allowing my ordeal to ruin my trip and bias my opinion of this country, my day ...
Pictures
Just wanted to let you all know I have some new pictures posted on my flickr site if you care to take a look. Still haven't had the time/patience to figure out how to get pictures here on travelpod, so for the time being this will have to do! Enjoy . . ...
My new home sweet campo
Hi All! Hope everyone is doing well in the US of A. I am back in Santo Domingo after spending five days visiting the site that I will be calling home for the next two years. On Monday we received our site assignments and on Tuesday we left with our ...
Real Work Ahead
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Ghandi So far there has been church, pig roasts, beautiful mountain hikes, and fellowship with the people of St. Pierre. We are all still in one piece and somewhat ...
The Story of Oscar Romero
We spent an evening discussing the works of Oscar Romero. If you are not familiar with his inspiring story I've included a link. http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2009/02/oscar-romero-bishop-poor ...
Photos!
Hi all! Just a quick post to let you know that I posted some more pictures (finally) on my Flickr site. The address is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90483948@N00/ in case you don't already have it. You can see pictures from the ...
Coming in on the home stretch
... it only took me a year and a half, but I finally found people who actually wanted my help in this rustic town of Pimentel, Dominican Republic. I can´t say that the stress of finally being busy has been sweet and at times I have felt just downright ...
Surfin´the D.R.
... to catch about five waves total, being mostly just whitewash. Oh well, it wasn´t a total loss...I developed a crush on a handsome DOminican surfer named Christian who gave me a ride on his motoconcho back to Cabarete (while I wore my helmet, of ...
Goat Slaughter
Hello Family and Friends! Hope everyone is doing well and is happy and healthy. I am here in Santiago for a despedida, or going away party, for five volunteers who are finishing up their service and heading home. It is hard to believe that my own ...
El Limon - it doesn't get any better than that
... in the woods? Anyway "El Limon" exists and is one of the most spectacular waterfalls of the Domenican Republic. The water drops from an altitude of about 50 meters into a large pool. And that makes ...
Que Bonita Es Esta Vida
... same grace, good nature, and dignity that I have witnessed so many days and in so many ways during my two years here in the Dominican Republic. I am still me, but I feel different inside. I will try to post again a time or two before ...
Fourth of July
... , but hey, the Dominicans can make anything from anything which impressed us still). I hadn´t bought that many thinking the Dominican neighbors would surely take advantage the opportunity to cook something and bring a dish, but no one did. My party ...
Relaxing on the Atlantic Coast
Las Terrenas was a great place to relax and get some sun. The coastline there reminded me a lot of the Caribbean coast of Honduras around Plaplaya and the Río Plátano, though Las Terrenas actually has tourism, whereas the area around Plaplaya is far ...
Juan Dolio
... swim in the new area we go for dinner. There are different restaurants in the hotel. Some with special food like mexican or dominican. But we always eat by the buffet. You have a huge assortment and everything is fresh and looks great! After dinner ...
A few more photos
Just a quick post to let you all know that I have put up a few more photos on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90483948@N00/ Also, you can check out photos from Paula's visit if you haven't had a chance yet. ...
luchando
It¡¦s been a long time since I¡¦ve written, and of course as usual a lot has happened. I figured I would send journal entries in direct correlation with the amount of mail I am receiving (very little) hint hint! fº There¡¦s always so much to ...
The work begins
I am sorry that I have been falling off the blogging wagon of late, but I want you to all know that I am doing well. I am back in the Capital again this week, as it was time to deliver a presentation on my last three months' activities of my ...
New Pictures
Here are some recent pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/72345398@N00/ I changed sites because some people were having trouble accessing the other site...let me know if you have any troubles with this site. Have a great day! ...
the best vacation we've ever had to date
we were on the road thursday morning by 445am, headed to chicago. of course our plane was delayed....in fact, it was delayed over an hour and a half and because of that we had to RUN amazing race style thru the charlotte airport in order to catch the ...