Hotel Delta Santo Domingo

... away a lot of valuable, global information. We had presentations on immigration, a viaje mundial (where the kids “traveled” to each of the continents), HIV/AIDS presentations, and of course lots of fun dinamicas (ice-breakers). Thank you to those of you that donated, every bit makes a difference and because of the money raised we were able to put on an amazing 3-day conference that really benefited the teenagers that went.

... way (i.e. steaming or baking instead of frying or boiling). My fellow North Americans would recognize most foods at the market with the exception of a few: batatas, which translate as sweet potatoes but look nothing like any North American sweet potato I've ever seen; auyama, a green-shelled type of pumpkin; yucca, a root plant that looks like a long, kind of hairy potato; and several others that I can't remember the Domincan names for at the ...

... After we registered, we went up to the conference room where the seminar was being held. However, it looked as though there were 2 different sessions, as we had to walk through a smaller room that was set up for some kind of presentation in order to get to the larger room where everyone was. On our way to the other room, though, the same man who gave me the book stopped me and introduced me to a few people who were sitting in ...

... declarada así, por la UNESCO en 1992, año del V Centenario del Descubrimiento de América. Por ser la primera ciudad de América, la Zona Colonial de Santo Domingo cuenta con algunas de las edificaciones más antiguas del nuevo mundo. La Catedral de Santa María la menor, (la primera catedral del nuevo mundo), La Torre del Homenaje, (la primera construcción militar); y Las Ruinas del Monasterio de San Francisco, (el primer monasterio ...

... Corps Volunteer). I'll be in the Southwestern part of the country in a little town of Los Rios towards Barahona, if you're looking at a map. Finally, I've chosen to take on a more Latina name here and I'm going as Rosa. It's just my middle name in espanol, but it'll take some getting used to. It's just hard hearing Jenniefer hacked up every day. Much love, Rrrrosa

... at the end of our trip. I don't remember which resort it was, but I can tell you that any resort is much, much nicer than Santo Domingo proper. The city itself is very "gritty," to put it charitably. The resorts are mellow and clean, with white sands and warm waters and free drinks. They do allow beach vendors, and they are aggressive, but they sometimes do have nice stuff to sell. Mel got a nice ...

... the Mets...he is adorable, so we've started having some classes. After three months, our whole group meets back in the Capital to give the results of our diagnostic and have an in service training for a week. Then school starts up again, and I will start my project. There's a lot to do, and even though the education system here is so sad, I am really excited to get working. Hmm, what else...my latest "I know I'm in the PC moment"...so I was taking a nap after ...

... with riders all singing as loud as possible to every popular tune on the radio, off to Carnaval we went! What was I expecting out of Carnaval? What did I receive? Let's see a comparison: What I was expecting: Beautiful costumes, rich with the Dominican culture, some entertainment and dancing from the marcaros or those demon-looking creatures, good food hand-made by vendors and all sorts of spectacular eye-catching action What I got: A bunch of ...

... from the hotel and emailed her from an internet cafe telling her to please come outside and retrieve me! I befriended everyone in the shopping plaza who felt sorry for me, I made friends with the security office of the hotel, but the guard still would not let me in. He was sure that I was going to enter the resort and take advantage of their buffet, I suppose. After waiting three hours and no sign of Leah, I was going to call it quits when I ...

... us how in awe of our work they were and how they wished they had the courage to be Peace Corps Volunteers! These are things we rarely hear and it was a bit uncomfortable for us to hear at times, mostly because this was coming from doctors who were saving lives; we felt far more awe-struck by their contribution than our own! Yet, even with their own altruistic attitudes, they wanted to know all about everything we did in the Peace Corps. It gave ...