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Things I will miss
So I'm a little behind on my posts...but as most of you know, I'm coming home in 2 days!! So in honor of this, I'm going to do two posts today: Things I will miss/Things I will not miss.
THINGS I WILL MISS!
- Having the housekeeper bring me juice when I am home in the afternoon
- My host family and especially watching Tangled and Pocahontas in Spanish with my 3 year old mini me
- Being able to take a two hour bus ride and ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
... is very often some form of plantains: mashed with onions (called "mangu"), boiled, or cut in pieces and fried (called "tostones") and something else listed above. Fun fact: when I'm asked if I want a "sandwich" that is defined as ham and cheese on toasted bread with ketchup and mayo. Don't get me wrong, I love ketchup, but I can't do it on a sandwich. I learned pretty quickly to ask for ...
Reponse: Dominican/Haitian Relations
... straightened hair it is usually assumed that she is Dominican.
On the other hand, at bars and such, white people are typically served first and there are definitely some clubs that are racist. Some of the lightest skinned Dominicans I have seen are at the University (obviously coming from wealthier families), so I guess that is saying something. but there are also a ton of Haitian exchange students and I ...
Homesick
... to love on her so much. I never wanted to spend this long away from her or the rest of my family. Being homesick hasn’t really hit me until now, but since I’ll be home soon it’s getting tougher, because they are all so close. I can’t wait to walk off that plane Saturday night and run into the arms of my parents and Harshil. As soon as I see them I’m going to sprint. I miss everything about home, the smell, my bed, hot ...
Bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana
... toward the dock, a man called out to us, and as we came to find out, he hailed from Boston. Could he buy us a beer? Who are we to refuse! So we sat down and got acquainted with Manny, and with big 32oz bottles of beer for 50 pesos, he kept treating us (pretty sure he bought about five beers for every one that we chipped in - and he didn't mind a bit). Needless to say, we never made it back for siesta. We Don't Neaux eventually tracked us down, and we had a ...
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