Hotel Piratas del Caribe
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Two Years Gone By
... for me. And you know something? I've probably got more out of this experience then what I did for others anyway; an entirely new skill set that even includes speaking Spanish at a conversational level! I've done things here that I never saw as possible like climb up the highest mountain in the Caribbean for five days or teach a course on sexual health to a room full of 15 year old girls in Spanish. I translated for medical missions, gave ...
The Final Countdown
... be so classy?
STRANGER THAN YOU KNOW: It's weird knowing that I have such little time left in site. I tell my friends in the community that I only have two weeks left here and they give me this look like I'm abandoning them forever. "I'll be back," I tell them, but it doesn't really solve the face contortion issue. Lucky for me the last volunteer came back to visit a few months ago so they know that we're not lying when we say ...
A Waning Tide
... Escojo Mi Vida, Brigada Verde, and Construye Tus Sueños. I cannot count the number of kids’ art camps I gave, coordinated Celebrando el Sur 2010, English classes, painted murals, planted trees, beach/river clean-ups, sports camp, Sala de Tarea, medical missions, artisan fairs, and muchacho dance parties. Oh, I also became a professional host and tour guide to visitors, both PCVs y amigos de Nueba Yol.
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Busy in the Summertime
... that bought us dinner and drinks after a hard work day). The week was very successful as we saw over 1000 patients and built over 26 letrines!
NOT GOOD ENOUGH?: After all that work - medical missions, letrine construction, art camp - it apparently hasn't been enough. I guess it's just kind of a let down to hear that one of the community leaders thinks that in my last two years here I didn't work as well with the community as I should ...
Up the River
... the tables and chairs were not complimentary, we had to purchase a beer in order to sit there, but that was okay cause it was that kind of afternoon. I, regretfully, left the camera back at Justin’s, which is a shame but it was a cute little setting that I highly recommend visiting over the pretentious resorts that tower over this little local watering hole. The beach is free, the beer is cold, and the ‘people-watching’ is a team ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Free parking
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