Hotel deals in Santiago, Dominican Republic

Hola!!! Well, I'm finally here. Everything's going well so far. I arrived Saturday night and when straight to bed. We had orientation Sunday and today the placement exam. I think it went ok, but vamos a ver! Tomorrow there is a tour of the city, ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by lizz0587

... & dance. I'm also taking - History of the Caribbean, Literature of Hispanic America with the theologians, our required Dominican Culture class and the highest Spanish level. Our director said I got the top score on the exam so that was ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by aprilrenee

Hey guys!  So life here is always a little crazy, right?  Crazy in a good way, but nonetheless, crazy.  Right now, I'm trying to avoid getting Dengue aka "Breakbone Fever".  Yeah, it sounds like the most awful thing in the world, ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by kelsianne82

Hi everyone, Just when I thought I had seen what living in destitution represented, I walked into a neighborhood this morning that redefined the word "poor" for me.  It seems that this redefinition is a consistent happening here. This community lives ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by lstockwell

Hola Todos- Have you ever thought of how fortunate you are, just because you were born in a certain geographic location?  We went to a Haitian Batey today.  The Bateys in the DR are kind of like a no-man's land, not recognized by the DR, or by Haiti.   ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by lstockwell

... the guys yelling out or hissing.  But it's so strange to me.  If we were in the US, and I saw a Dominican guy on the street, and started yelling out "Dominican" "Brown guy"...that would be really weird!  But that's what they ...

From Santiago, Dominican Republic by kelsianne82