Hotel Frano La Romana

... on an active role. Within a few days, she called Cristina (club secretary) with a date for the meeting. <br><br>2 weeks later, we were off to Vasca. The club president Andy took his bike, and he and my temporary American neighbour in Juan Dolio, Derek (more on him later), drove out to the batey together. Cristina, Victoria, and I took the bus to a batey to the north of Consuelo, called Consuelito. From there, we met Andy and Derek, and hired 2 ...

... next to the cake and lit it for Ian to blow out. Very cute and creative :)<br><br>Later that week, I brought Ian to Consuelo to show him where I used to live last year, and to introduce him to all of the people who helped me during my time here last fall, and who have become very dear to me. I showed him the second place I lived, above the "salon Jenny" with Juana and Mino, and I took him to meet them...they were very excited to meet him! Next, we ...

Fui en el autobus a el Parque Nacional del Este. Fui a acampar en el parque y fui a pescar en el agua. Fui a subir en las arboles. Fue a estar fenomenal. Fui a ver los animales. Muchos iguanas en la Republica de Dominicana. La Republica de Dominicana tiene muchos animales. En el Parque Nacional del Este, fui a comer bocadillos.

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.

... y esqui acuatico. Fui a visitar los monumentos y fui a sacando muchos fotos. En San Pedro de Macoris, fui a caminar en la ciudad. Fui a quidar en el Barcelo Capella Beach Resort Hotel, y fui a comer la comida de tradicionales. Fui a comer batatas y berenjenas. Fue muy delicioso. Me recomiendo que trota las batatas.

... as I am concerned...it gets SO hot in the afternoon! I am very happy to be finished teaching by the time the sun is at its strongest - we are still hitting 30+ degrees here in the heat of the afternoon! Generally speaking, the students' ability in French is very low, and I find that the government curriculum here is quite ambitious - far too ambitious for their skill level. It is possible that some private schools in the capital or elsewhere may be able ...

... I didn't talk much until after I had a few drinks! On Wednesday, we got up and made breakfast, got showered, and went to "the market" (aka the grocery store). Sindy wanted to get a few notebooks for school, and so I went with her...and much to my surprise and delight, I discovered an AWESOME find (well, at least I think it's awesome - Donna, you will too)! On the shelves opposite the school supplies, there was a small book section, with a mix of various novels ...

... chase limes around the backyard, and likes to get his head scratched. He is a very good little dog, and he has taken quite a liking to me. I have posted a few pictures of the house, which is very nice. There is a lovely front porch with 4 rocking chairs, and a nice sitting room at the entrance of the house. There is a beautiful formal dining area next to the sitting room, and then the house extends back into the informal TV ...

... we take the tour in Spanish, since she had already been down in the caves and thought we might get more out of the tour if it were in Juan's native language. Gail's friend, Lynda speaks very good Spanish as well. We took the tour with a group of women, 2 from El Salvador and one from Puerto Rico, but all living in Boston. It was amazing as we entered because initially it was a lot cooler inside the caves, but as we walked around, we started to feel ...

... me I could stay until tomorrow. However, I am giving a charla and having some people come in on Saturday so I would like to be home by tomorrow. This past Friday Adia(volunteer who lives in Constanza), Christine(New trainee), and I went to Constanza for the patrinales festival. Before this, they had come to my site to go to the river and have a swim. It was ok, but it is not the same when a ton of people are there drinking. The river is inside of a ...