Victorian House Dominican Republic Pop Sosua

... was just beautiful, and I had a comfortable seat by myself, and sat next to the window and took many pictures. We drove through the city of Santiago, which was sooooo beautiful and CLEAN! It is much nicer than Santo Domingo, and it is surrounded by mountains...Santiago is the most modern city in the country, besides Santo Domingo, and has excellent medical services available.<br><br>Once I arrived in the capital, I had a quick taxi ride to the bus ...

... three weeks she had organized her first spay/neuter clinic, and now she works with all the local vets. She had been living in SF, but she moved to the DR to decrease costs and allow her to work for Animal Balance full-time - a brilliant move. She's really a force. So we enjoyed a cold glass of water while catching up in her peaceful, tropical garden.<br><br>Emma also had some great recommendations for places to go, so after we left her house we ...

... define that, because the whole north coast is stunning. The beach is indeed gorgeous, with trees buffering the road from the soft sandy beach and a long peninsula of palm trees shielding one side of the bay. Shen was hoping to surf, but the guy with the surfboards wasn't there, and also there wasn't there any surf. Supposedly it gets very good in the winter, but this time of year it's hard to predict. He ...

... 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>

Hi everyone,<br>Just when I thought I had seen what living in destitution represented, I walked into a neighborhood this morning that redefined the word "poor" for me.  It seems that this redefinition is a consistent happening here.<br>This community lives in squalor, not only in ramshackle "buildings" but in filth.  In fact, their homes are literally built upon a dump. So, you ...

... 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 ...

... as it had been most of this time this past week. The only day it wasn't was our first day in the water where it was so calm and flat! The surf was still there, but I noted that during the day they changed the red flag to a yellow flag, so it wasn't just my imagination that the winds were calming down. Still, though, the waves were really rough on us. Tony, my dad and I had a good time testing our luck with them. If you were at the breakwater - where the ...

... I was dying for some Otrivin. I was sceptical that they would even have it here in this country, but he said he would go looking for it, so it was an offer I couldn't refuse. I wrote down "Otrivin" on a piece of paper for him, plus "racio nasal" ("nasal spray", I hope that was), and "decongestionante nasal", so that he could show the person working there and get me SOMETHING to subside my misery. 20 minutes later, he was back in the room ...

... us! It was quite scary, being approached every 10 feet that we walked with "Senorita, please come into my store" (that is just one example of many). We first went into an internet café that was located shortly down the street from the resort entrance, and it was cheap to use (something like 20 pesos for 15 minutes). Because my dad was waiting for us, Leanna and I only went online for 15 minutes. I don't have any pesos yet (only American dollars and some ...

Shortly before graduating -between the written and the oral finals to be precise- Tilman, Philipp, Christian and I decided to spend the little money we had for a big trip to the Dominican Republic. It turned to be out a very funny trip and there were a lot of episodes I will never forget about that trip. When touching down in Puerto Plata and going for a drive to our all inclusive club in Sosua, I felt a bit disappointed ...