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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 ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
... cabbage salad
- Dinner- Some form of plantains, yuca, fried cheese, fried salami, eggs, mashed potatoes, rice pudding, or a sandwich
Reponse: Dominican/Haitian Relations
... have looked down upon Haitians and dark skin. We had a group discussion about racial tensions during orientation week and it was really interesting to learn about the mentality here. Basically, the idea of race doesn't exist here. Dominicans are a mix of Spanish, African, and Taino (native people of the island) heritage. This essentially means some may have very light skin, and some may have very dark skin; but all are ...
Homework! What?
... focus on school for once was a nice break. I’m not looking forward to 18 credit hours of school on top of a 25 hour workweek, but it’s life. I’m really hesitant about leaving the girls I’ve become closest with here as well. I know we’ll be close when we get back to Ohio, but it’s never going to be like this again. We’re not going to be able to walk across the halls to each other’s room or sit out on ...
Bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana
... our friends on We Don't Neaux had arrived and we also saw the boat Yolo out of Minneapolis. Needless to say, I was stoked to see that as the home port, plus we had heard that Yolo were two guys our age - again, given the abundance of retirees, we're always excited to meet more youngsters.
We got ourselves situated, launched the dinghy, and cruised into town. Again, it was so apparent that we had arrived some place new. The dinghy dock, the ...
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