Dominican Fiesta Hotel And Casino Santo Domingo

... 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 country ...

... voluntarily ! Here's the story. Berit and Willie had a dream - well, actually two dreams. Willie wanted his own land, grow his own food and raise animals - and Berit wanted a life, away from the 70-hours-per-week-rat race, where materialism and speed were not the main factors, but where the two of them could build a family and a little business. So they moved to the Caribbean, to the Dominican Republic and bought 22,000 m2 of land filled with coconut ...

... although I was expecting to see more flowers, it was still very beautiful. The only problem was that because there were so many people, the pathway was jammed, and there was no room to move past people or turn around and go back. It was a wave of people moving slowly in one direction, and there was no room for movement, which wasn't ideal. In the end though, it was good. The people were all singing and cheering as they were walking, and ...

... as El Morro de San Felipe. It was originally erected to protect the city of Puerto Plata from attacking pirates and corsairs. Its construction was commissioned by King Felipe II, of Spain, and it was completed in 1577 by Don Rengifo de Angulo, the fort's mayor. It is located on a hill at the "Puntilla Del Malecón," overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; its strategic location ...

... what are the possibilities for this boy! We change the room and meet a woman which has a sitting with a little boy. The boy has some troubles with his fine motor skills. The next woman that we meet is the responsibility for HIV/Aids. They make campaigns, educations,... for this topic. I was totally fascinated of this woman. She's so powerful and wants to change something in this world!! ... Juan tells us after that she's got HIV. So we drive back to the office ...

Hello All! Once again, time seems to be flying by and I am not blogging! But fear not, I am alive and well. I spent the latter half of June and the first half of July sick, but I am back on my feet and healthy again. I first had a kidney infection with a fever that lasted for ten days, and just as I was recovering from that I came down with a bad cold that lasted through my birthday. I did have a nice birthday and I really ...

... in the evening, and today I'm even in Santiago...SOLA...ahh, I didn't realize how much I valued my independence until coming here. I will be living with my last family for the next three months, and then I am able to move out on my own, which my family does not like talking about! :) The dona, grandma, and all the aunts are trying to marry me off so that I don't have to live alone...women just never do that here...well, maybe not never, but it is extremely rare. So ...

... field picking beans. All the people in my community thought it was really funny to see a white girl out there doing labor. In the end the governement field workers felt sorry for me because I had barely collected any beans and they ended up filling my bag with the beans they found. So I came home with about 10 pounds of beans. I have decided that for the inauguration of my house I will cook habichuela con dulce and hand it out to my new neighbors. I am also in the ...

... he looked horrible. The stickes were poping open, his hand covered in a cast was bleeding, and the doctors did not give him any medication! So my host mom got the truck and we drove him to the hospital again. The doctor once again wanted to send him home, and was giving him bad treatment. However, when I walked in the room, and I started talking to him, he totally changed his attitude and admited that he was treated badly, and that the patient should stay in the ...

If there is one lesson I've learned as a volunteer it's that it really is the little things in life that really make you happy. Just the other night I was searching the radio stations to find something that wouldn't drive me crazy when it happened. Through the static, I was able to hear The Strokes, that's right, The Strokes. I didn't want to lose this precious moment so I froze to collect myself. I don't know if you guys ...