Hodelpa Caribe Colonial Santo Domingo

THE BREAKDOWN: I have had my share of frustrating moments, even days, since being here in the Dominican Republic, but this topped the list. Since the doctors left me 150 mosquito nets from the medical mission, Jackie (the volunteer in the next site over) and I decided that instead of just giving them out to community members we should give a presentation explaining the importance of mosquito nets, such as preventing Malaria and ...

... t get any fresher that this) food ? What beats swimming in the Caribbean with good friends and two dogs, while the locals turn their stereos louder and louder to lure us into their beach restaurants - where we then get served the best fish I've tasted in a very long time ? Forget about the rat, the lack of electricity and running water; those obstacles will be overcome soon. Forget about the mosquitos (unless the one that's left finds a partner, it ...

... I am trying to find out if there are any other races coming up so all my early morning runs don't go to waste. I am gearing up for my trip home in EIGHT DAYS!!! I am really excited and can hardly wait to get back, see friends and family, go to Clare's wedding, replenish my supplies of American goodies, eat at my favorite restaurants, get my Harry Potter fix, and replace some of my ripped/torn/stained/faded/bleached ...

... another one this last weekend, although a slightly shorter course. I am happy to report that I improved my standing from 5th place to 2nd place. Alas, victory eludes me. I had some good laughs and got to catch up with friends though, so of course it was a wonderful time. I am looking forward to my trip home at the end of May. I am going to be back and forth a few times between now and Christmas. In addition to Katherine and Sarah's ...

... The weekends are great...we need time to just relax and speak in English! Last weekend we went dancing, which I am finally starting to get. It´s all merengue, bachata, and rigaton. Here is how one guy asked me to dance last weekend....I was sitting with all the girls, and all of a sudden something hit me in the back. I turned around and this guy motioned to go on the dance floor. I was like...if he doesn´t have the energy to come over to the ...

So it has been a good 3 weeks or so that I have been at my new home. I have been busy getting starting on my community diagnositic, which is a long, dreadfully boring process. I have to interview 80 households in total by mid January. The questions are all health related, and I have to ask them questions, to which I already know what answer they will give me. In other words, I am investigating to see how much people do and do not know about health, to figure out what I ...

... feel a little tired, that's all. But what's going on? Why did you call Anna?" "What are you talking about, Lisa?" Lisette replied a bit confused. "I didn't call them, they called ME. Anna said she went to visit you and that you were unable to get out of bed and barely breathing." At that moment I was ready to strangle someone. Of course, I could see how being a little sweaty and saying I was tired could easily have been mistrewn as practially in a coma and not ...