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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 ...
In the Time of the Butterflies
... at this time, she was granted permission by Trujillo personally. When graduation came, the dictator would not give her a degree claiming that he promised she could study law, not necessarily practice it.
Eventually all four sisters were married and became involved in the anti-Trujillo movement. Their underground name was "Las Mariposas" (the butterflies). Two of the women were jailed and tortured and 3 of ...
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 ...
Homesick
... into letting us stay out until 2, so the evening starting off on a positive note. The whole time we were at the bar I was having a blast. Every time we go out, someone normally gets completely wasted and can’t handle their alcohol, but last night was different. Ellen and I split 3 fish bowls, which is a lot of alcohol, but I felt good all night and woke up feeling well rested for a change. I’ve pretty much done absolutely nothing all day ...
Bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana
... flavor with big barrel barbecues on the street corners, grilling whole chickens - the smells are delicious. We made our way up to the bank to get some pesos, and we immediately feel a bit like high rollers - $100 USD comes to about 3,650 pesos. Right on.
We wandered a bit more and quickly found a spot to have lunch. For 100 pesos, we each got a meal of chicken (about three big pieces), a huge plate of rice, a small bowl of pinto beans, and a ...
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