Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Puerto Plata

... white - including the guests. In Western culture, we would never normally wear white, as it would take away from the bride, but the standard here is to wear white to weddings - which I did not, as white is a very dangerous colour for me...as many of you know, I am extremely accident-prone! Also as per Dominican tradition, the wedding itself was no more than 10 minutes long, and it was so windy that no one could hear what was being said in the ceremony ...

... the next six months.  The<br>comforts of home with the people I love, will surely see me through. That I<br>know for sure-<br>I hope you have all enjoyed the blog.  I have loved sharing some thoughts,<br>albeit probably a bit superficial at times, as feelings are often difficult to<br>retrieve-<br><br>Thank you for following my journey.  <br>Please look for more pictures in the days to come.<br><br>Love,<br><br>Lani<br><br>< !--EndFragment--><br><br><br>

... imagine what it smells like, and what a health risk it is to live there.<br>I saw a little boy today.  He is 4 years old.  He lives with his parents and 4 siblings in a one-room "house" built out of rusted tin and tires.  Upon meeting him, I could tell that this child was gravely ill.  He contracted Dengue Fever over a week ago, was hospitalized, but released home.  I'm not sure ...

... aren't spoiled by anybody,<br>Who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,<br>Who live and move, but have no being.<br>We pray for children who want to be carried,<br>And for those who must,<br>For those we never give up on<br>And for those who don't get a second chance.<br>For those we smother,<br>And for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it.<br> -----by Marian Wright Edelman 

... community (men go for seasonal work).  The women recently learned how to make candles and bracelets, which they are allowed to go outside the Batey to sell, but have to "pay off" the checkpoint guards when they enter and exit the compound.  There are so many moral and ethical issues surrounding the Bateys, too numerous to mention.  The children came running to meet us, some naked, some ...

... I had to turn away.  We educated his family on positioning in terms of comfort and stimulation, and passive range of motion.  Other than that, we advised them to continue the relationship with the doctor and team in hopes of finding some stability with the seizure activity.  That was a difficult one.<br>We also went to the orphanage this afternoon.  Quite a few of the children were very high strung.  One of the teenage boys was ...

... a big selection of seafood, like Lobster, Prawns, Oysters, etc. They had a little bit of fish and octopus. We ate like kings while there and had no problems stomach wise at all other than just getting used to it. Every thing was clean at all times and there were ladies giving hand wash when ever you entered any of the dining areas and also when you exit the toilets. Hygiene is a priority there, which I have not come across anywhere else so far ...

... and salsa. I just got finished spending about 3 hours with two Dominican students and two of my fellow American students. We went to the mall and got some Dominican-style American food...kind of gross. Tonight we´re going to a restaurant-bar called Montezuma to celebrate our last night in Santiago. Tomorrow morning we´re going to Puerto Plata (which is like a resort town with a very nice beach) and then on to ...

... as he passed by. The first time this happened, I had my arm out as was told, but didn't realize what was going to happen, so when I was suddenly touching dolphin skin out of nowhere (I was looking the other way), I screamed! The trainer told me not to give the dolphin a heart attack. The dolphin did this several times and we got to feel some more. Connor had his hand out a little bit too long one time and touched the dolphin's genitals and got in trouble for that ...

Hello Friends and Family! So, you will have to forgive me as I have been a complete slacker about keeping my blog updated. I will try to keep it more up to date in the future, I promise. So, the big news here from the campo is that I found a new house and I will be moving this weekend. It is really cute, a green and blue traditional Carribbean-style wood house with a zinc roof. It has a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a front ...