Apart-Hotel Atalaya Santo Domingo

... view of the old city - and of other parts of Santo Domingo as well. Another point of interest was the cathedral - the first Christian church built in the New World...it is very impressive, both inside and outside! There is a statue of COlumbus just outside of the cathedral, which is quite impressive. We also visited the former house of Colombus' son, Diego, which is located at the far end of a huge courtyard, which is lined with beautiful historic buildings.

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... able to chat together for an hour and a half. There were still things I had to ask her to clarify, but I was able to hold up my own end of the conversation. (CSA evaluated my Spanish again with the same written test they gave me when I got here, and I only scored just a little bit higher. I think that proves I knew the grammar rules when I got here and I could write well if I had time to think about what I wanted to say. The big difference now is that I have ...

There won't be many more entries unfortunately as the week is rapidly drawing to a close. This afternoon we had the chance to get Team GB together to share our thoughts about the trip so far. Some of the memories we will all take away are very special. We enjoyed it so much we have arranged to meet together on Saturday. We will be one of the ...

... ours was better when we saw some of Chi´s videos. A lot of fun but I thought more people attended the schools thing. We went out for some food and drinks at 10.30pm because we thought the town would be in party mode but sadly it was not the case. We found one place open but it closed at midnight and we virtually rushed out the doors. Our last night in La Vega. On our way home we went past a wooden runway that had been erected for the parade. Sarah thought it would be great for cart ...

... hard until Christmas and hopefully, si Dios quiere, get 25 stoves done before I head home in December, then finish up the rest (15 or so) by the time I leave in April. My clock is ticking, so if there are any of you out there who are interested in coming down to visit, make your resevations now! I hope everyone is doing well. Be happy, take care of yourselves, and start cruising the internet for your tickets to come down and visit me! Love Mags

... But it was very impressive to see and hear how much their dedicated!! At the end they say thank you for like 100 times! They hug us and I really see that they mean what they say... Impressive again... After this it's already lunch time. So they bring many meals for all and we have lunch with them. We talk with several people & many kids come from the school to this place. We make photos and had a good time. Especially one girl (see photo --> ...

... repellent like no other! Things have been really busy lately, as I'm trying to get into both my schools and do my school diagnostics. I've observed and spoken to all the teachers about problems they are having, and things they want to do in the upcoming year, and this past week, I have been testing all the students that have a low reading level, or no reading level, I guess. Sadly, there are a lot of kids to test ...

... I think we might put that one above our fireplace when my aunt and uncle come home. We ended the Dominican art and shopping day by having dinner at a very nice restaurant called Peperoni's. Gail and Rick told us that the last time they ate here, a famous Dominican baseball player, Pedro Martinez, was eating at a table near them! We sat out on the patio, which was a very fun atmosphere as traffic drove by and almost constant honking occurred!

Ok, we finished our staging today, and it has been so great. There are 34 people in my group, two who haven't gotten here yet because of weather delays...crazy stuff! But they are FABULOUS. Everyone is just very cool and different and there just seems to be all types of people, but we all have similar goals and interests so it bonds us. We leave DC at 3:00 AM tomorrow, so in a couple of hours, I guess!! We ...

... my bat. I took it outside and in front of my nighbors watching, I killed the miserable thing with two blows and threw it in the street, wiping my hands in triumph. IN the united states I might have had a different reaction from the neighbors but they all just laughed at me and the way I so triumphantly killed my foe. I felt a bit bad afterwards killing such a small innocent creature and my love for animals came to haunt me, but then I realized this was man vs. beast and (wo)man had triumphed.