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Six Month Anniversary Edition: Then vs. Now

A travel blog entry by mariahandstu

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... a leaping dorado. Sea birds ranging from tiny sparrow-like creatures to large frigate birds accompany us on our passages probably 90 percent of the time. Dolphins perform tremendous acrobatics over the waves, and sometimes swim over in droves to duck and weave under our bow. Whales and sea turtles were fairly common on the pacific side, whereas in the Caribbean we've seen 4 foot wide sting rays and snorkeled with a nurse shark the size of a man. When we're on ...

Update 1: long overdue! Work with my baseball boys

A travel blog entry by la_profe

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... rest of the world, nor did they realize the sizes of other countries in comparison with their own. I really enjoyed doing geography with them, as they were always amazed by different facts…and cannot believe how big Russia, Canada, and the US are compared to the small island of Hispaniola. We also spend a lot of time on pronunciation of countries, cities, and words that start with “s.” Many Spanish-speaking people have ...

Looking Forward by Looking Back

A travel blog entry by enjoytheride

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... day of typing up the 18-page business plan, we sent it in and our waiting to hear back to see if we made it in the national competition in October where they would present their plan to a panel of judges. They’re really passionate about it so I think that they have a great shot at winning.

ONE YEAR: I have officially been in La Republica Dominicana for more than a year. To think that just one year ago I just arrived to this ...

Sailing from Santo Domingo

A travel blog entry by jimstephkrueger

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... seeing some beautiful Colonial Architecture. The Spanish settled here in 1496 - first named La Isabela after Queen Isabella I of Spain by Bartholomew Columbus - brother of Christopher - it was later names Santo Domingo in honor of Saint Dominic. Bartholomew accompanied Christopher on his last voyage to the Americas. We were able to walk on the grounds of the Cathedral Santa Maria La Menor - the first cathedral ...

Into Panama and night in Boca Chica

A travel blog entry by courtrand

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... after the fall we got stuck waiting for a road to re-open.   They were trucking in gravel and dumping it in front of us in the road then spreading it with a backhoe - the road closed - and we just sat there for at least an hour - the first 15 minutes with the engine running, helmets on in the sun, thinking "OK how long is this guy going to hold us...?" We got back to paved road and then stopped for a lunch to make sure we had the patience for ...

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