Gran Caribe Juan Dolio

... this week that one has been purchased...now it is just a matter of getting the fix-it guy here to install it...manana!! I also plan on finding a futon to replace the chair, but that is not a huge necessity at the moment. Perhaps the most attractive feature of my place is the balcony - which has a lovely view of the courtyard and pool - yes, a pool! This was a VERY unexpected surprise - and just the most perfect thing that I could ...

Fui a ir en el autobus a la Romana. Fui a ver los edificios de viejo. Fui a comprar en la comercial de la Romana. Fui a comer en los restaurantes bien. Fui a comer chuleta al carbon. Fue muy bien. Fui a quidar en Hotel Casa del Mar. Fui a sacar muchos fotos por el ciudad.

... before the apartment was actually ready for me to move into. Needless to say, I was not impressed to have spent the day waiting around in the school where I will be working. However, I must remember that I am back in the DR, and that there is no such thing as North American logic here...or punctuality. In the end, I am very happy for finally be settled into a place that will be MINE, and there is much comfort in knowing that I will not being moving for the next year!<br>

... and that will continue to operate after I leave. I will be spending time with the older students, getting to know them, what sorts of sports or activities they like to do or are good at, and then provide them with some ideas of how they can run the activities. Once they run some activities for a few days ( I was thinking maybe 3 days a week), they will become more comfortable and confident, and I eventually will remove myself, and hopefully it will ...

... no matter how convoluted it may be!) Anyway, he had clearly been working at taking this thing apart for a while, and when he saw me come back, he jumped up and explained what was going on. Finally, he got the machine out (after a great deal of wobbling the kiosk around, some banging, etc.), and he was able to reset it...and sure enough, it worked! I was able to print my pictures with little hassle, and he was very nice to me during this whole process ...

... though there was another one that was empty right next to it. So, as one can imagine - it was mayhem. People were crawling through one another, yelling and screaming at each other, throwing bags to people behind them, smashing into the carts with their carts, knocking other bags over, etc. In this mess, however, I managed to find an open spot, which happened to be next to another very nice man. The bags took forever to come ...

Our 3rd day at the beach. After a good breakfast we make a boat trip together. With Daniel from the Sea Pro Divers Team. It's amazing to see the beaches from the boat! The weather is great &amp; we have a good time on this trip! I think like 30 minutes later we're back in the hotel. We swim and then we have lunch together. After this Moni and I go to the Spa of the hotel and get a massage! For 30 minutes. It's relaxing pure and exact the thing that we need. After this ...

... here in the South is starting a team in his site so once we're both ready we hope to have a Dominican Superbowl. It should be a lot of fun. We practice on Saturday and Sunday, but the schedule will get re-vamped once school lets out and there is more time. Two-a-days perchance? Doubtful since I lose my patience with the kiddos relatively quickly but we'll see. The league is supposed to be for kids ages 9-15 but I dont really have the heart to turn anyone away so we ...

... that I have lost 30 pounds here and continue losing weight here. I have grown more confident in my appearance. Dominican women hear whether they are "flaca" (thin) or "Gorda" (fat) love to show there bodies and are proud. They also always love to look nice whether this is walking to the local food shop or just doing laundry. Well, I hope that you all are well and I hope to hear from you soon. Keep me updated on things that are happening over there if you get the chance.

... and water all the time. The lights will sometimes go, but not for long. However, my baths are bucket baths and it is always cold. So it is always hard to pour that first bucket early in the morning, but it wakes me up. Our trainer is the only person who has a toilet. Everyone else has a latrine, including me. It is pretty scary to use, because you never know what may be living in it. One of the other volunteers is positive that frogs are in hers and she refuses to use ...