Tropicana Caribe by EVRentals Puerto Plata

... bride nor groom had to say a word, and before we knew it, they were married and it was time for the kiss! Immediately following the ceremony, the bride and groom had a toast, and then it was picture time. While we were waiting for the pictures to be taken, I took the opportunity to take a few pictures myself of the beach, which was quite beautiful by this point, as the sun was setting and the moon was coming out. <br><br>Once pictures were finished, we ...

<!--StartFragment--><br><br>Greetings,< br><br>Sitting<br>in the sun in Sosua, it's a little seaside town about 2 hours from Santiago.<br> It's beautiful here.  We have had access to a private beach, which<br>has been so relaxing.  We've been sunning for a few days now, and are<br>headed back to Santiago this afternoon.  One more night in the Dominican<br>Republic, and back on a airplane tomorrow, headed home to my family!  It's<br>been a long trip and ...

... 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 ...

We pray for children<br>Who sneak popsicles before supper,<br>Who erase holes in math workbooks,<br>Who can never find their shoes.<br>And we pray for those<br>Who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,<br>Who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,<br>Who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead.<br>We pray for those who never go to the circus,<br>Who live in an X-rated world,<br ...

... only in underwear.  Sweet kids, but resorting to desperation (pinching others, manipulation, etc.) in order to get attention.  One child kept pinching the little girl I was holding!  So sad!  We will offer a health clinic to them on Thursday afternoon.  They speak mostly Creole, limited Spanish, so communication will be interesting.<br>We are watching Hurricane Bill, who looks like he ...

... aggressive, and I had to be "rescued" by the staff.  A sweet little girl with Down's Syndrome seemed particularly out of sorts today, as she kept grabbing my backpack and trying to open all of the pockets.  "Es mio, es mio", I kept telling her.  It's mine!<br>She was adorable, but quite a stinker today.  So, it's been an eventful, tiring day all in all.  <br>I'm also missing my family like crazy!  I think I have done well so far ...

... have a wide selection of cocktails, which are generally fairly weak, but if you were to ask they would make them strong. This applies to all their drinks though if you have say a Cuba Libra (Rum &amp; Coke/Pepsi) it will be moderately strong! When you are out on excursions though they make them VERY strong, one of the lunches we had I asked for a Cuba Libra and the put ¾ rum and ¼ Pepsi, which nearly blew my head off!!!!!! STAFF All the staff ...

... volunteer project, where we´ll be for the next 2 weeks. I´m kind of sad to be leaving Santiago because I´m just starting to get used to it. The people are all so nice and friendly and they LOVE Americans, which helps. It might be a while before I get to use the internet again, since I´ll be staying in a very rural area in the countryside for the next two weeks, but I´ll try to send another update as soon as I can.

... we got to play with the two dolphins, in pairs, two at a time. I went with Leanna. Right away the trainer told me to kiss the dolphin, and he put his snout right up to me and I kissed him on the lips three times! We fed the dolphin a fish that he gave us, and hugged them and danced with them. It was so much fun. The dolphins are so sweet and playful. They must be having a good time - they are too smart to be doing this if they didn't enjoy it. I see it akin to ...

... and . . . wait for it . . . an indoor bathroom! This is a true luxury, not to have to run out to the latrine in the middle of the night or pee in a plastic bucket and dump it in the morning! The water isn't connected to the bathroom yet but as soon as I move in I am going to buy the tubes and get that taken care of. The people who own the house are also going to leave the stove, the refrigerator, a bed, a couch, and a table for me ...