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Things I will miss
So I'm a little behind on my posts...but as most of you know, I'm coming home in 2 days!! So in honor of this, I'm going to do two posts today: Things I will miss/Things I will not miss.
THINGS I WILL MISS!
- Having the housekeeper bring me juice when I am home in the afternoon
- My host family and especially watching Tangled and Pocahontas in Spanish with my 3 year old mini me
- Being able to take a two hour bus ride and ...
In the Time of the Butterflies
... having the honor to speak with Ms. Dede Maribal, the only surviving sister. She lives in the house where the sisters grew up, but occasionally comes to the museum to talk and visit. She is a REMARKABLE woman and gave us great insight into the lives of her sisters. At 87 years old, she is incredibly lively and was incredibly happy to talk with us and answer questions we had; What an amazing experience with living history!
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Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
... Unfortunately we were introduced to them during orientation week and can't stop ordering them now! I'm also addicted to their iced coffee which was even better when I figured out how to say skim milk! They put a little bit of cinnamon on top and it is just fantastic. They have some Dominican food and some American food so it's great for when I want a break from rice and beans!
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Off to the Hospitals!
... We said our thank yous to Michelle and said we'd contact her as we will still be shadowing at these two hospitals in two weeks. We hopped on the guagua going to Licey and got back at about 3pm. After resting a while and not being able to take a nap, we went to the Sirena downtown and I bought my Dominican Republic clothes - a sea foam green shirt for clinic as well as a sundress that I can wear when we go to the beaches! I also bought some chocolate goodies (one ...
Earthquake
... dinner". I took in my surroundings as if it was a sinking ship.
After a meal we went back to our room, I was grateful it was on the second floor (a small advantage in tsumanic emergency, would it even make a difference?). I gave my head a shake, and started to calm down. CNN said the tsunami watch for Dominican Republic was called off. I went to email my family and tell them that I was okay. They have since repeatedly ...
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