Rocky's Rock & Blues Bar and Hotel Sosua

... starting to get dark, so wasn't very good for picture-taking. Finally, we pulled up to a lovely little house in this village in the mountains - which is just houses lining either side of this street. The reception was held outside, and the family had just put in a new gazebo, which was where the band played and people danced, and where the cake was on display. There were little white tables interspersed among the plants and trees in the garden, and people ...

... rum and playing in the water (not so sure about that combination, but...) The water was cool but not cold, perfectly clear, and a beautiful blue-green color. We were told that Scuba divers had been unable to find the bottom of the pool. It's not that wide across, but apparently it's just a straight shot down to who-knows-where.<br><br>Some of the locals were jumping from the high cliffs, and that is something that Shen just can't resist. One of ...

... t think it existed here! I wouldn't go so far as to call it delicious, but we had some good mangú (a strange casserole of platanos and corn, maybe? I don't really know...) and rice with a few beans thrown in.<br><br>In the evening we strolled around Rio San Juan, another small but chaotic town. The people here have been super friendly, and the natural beauty is remarkable, but I can't say I like the towns we ...

... gives me the fortitude to be a good mother and role model for my<br>daughter.  Someday I'll share stories about these people, and I hope that<br>by doing so, my daughter will grow up to be sensitive and caring, and<br>hopefully, will have the same opportunity to offer her time and expertise to<br>those less fortunate than her.<br>I'm certain that I will be staying home for a while.  Only two semesters left<br>until graduation, so I have a long haul ...

... long he has been at home since the release.  He kept tugging at his ears, so I'm sure he has an ear infection on top of the Dengue.  He was so listless that he couldn't hold his head up for very long, and was unable to smile or reach out for a ball.<br>As we were evaluating him, his father walked in.  Drunk.  When we recommended to the father that he seek medical care ...

... never get dessert,<br>Who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,<br>Who watch their parents watch them die.<br>We pray for those who can't find any bread to steal,<br>Who don't have any rooms to clean up,<br>Whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser,<br>Whose monsters are real,<br>Whose nightmares come in the daytime.<br>And we pray for those who will eat anything,<br>Who have never seen a dentist,<br ...

... out Sosua has supposedly a pretty interesting night life. Lots of prostitutes work the bars there and guess things can get a little crazy. Our guidebook said that the prostitution was so bad in the 1980s that many wealthy retirees living in Sosua at the time pressured the President to do something about the situation, and he shut down every bar in the city for a year! From what it sounds like from other students, there ...

... thing: showers, showers, showers. And then on Monday, it's supposed to be "chance of showers" with maybe some sun, and Tuesday, our last day, some sun and "cloudy". Wednesday, the day after we leave, it's back to "sunny" (no showers) again. At least it has still remained pleasantly very warm all these days. The coldest has been 23 degrees, but it's been 27 degrees a lot too, which is darn warm!! After lunch, Leanna and I went to the internet ...

... they had delicious hashbrowns that I indulged in, also with yucca, glazed yams and a small banana (plantain). There were tonnes of meat dishes (none that I can really remember), but also fruit and oatmeal. After breakfast we went to the informational meeting that they were having for the people who came on our flight, to let us know about stuff at the resort, including the different tours they offer. Leanna and I already knew we wanted to swim with the ...

Hello again everyone!! We are here yet again in Sosua..the Wednesday and Sunday ritual... and life is good. This morning we went to church at Ascension village and had a service in Creole and Spanish again. Ana, a little girl from the village, taught me a song that the sing in the church, so I was able to sing a long today! Good times. Then I spent some time in a girl's house meeting her family. Great people. Yesterday was a crazy fabulous ...