2nd Day in Santo Domingo - Project El Piño
Trip Start
Oct 15, 2007
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Trip End
Oct 24, 2007
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
After a very intensive day yesterday it goes on... in the same speed.
We have breakfast in the hotel and Juan pick us up with the car. We drive again to the office and meet José, the project manager. Today we visit some sponsor childs! But first we are with the employees together and they explain us what they're doing,... we asked a lot and it was very interesting to come to know how the work of our company in this country works! So it was very interesting. Juan translates us everything from Spanish to English.
After 1 1/2 hour we drive to the first sponsor child! It's a boy and he's the sponsor child from one of the employees (Gabriela) of me. We meet his mother, brother and sister and talk and play with them. It was a very special moment and very fascinating. To see how poor they live and how happy they're about our visit! Gabriela gives the kids some presents and of course their eyes are sparkling like diamonds!! After this first visit we drive to an other mother with 2 daughters. We talk with them, give them some gifts from the sponsor in Switzerland and after this visit we drive back to the family therapy center to have lunch with the other employees. We eat lunch and visit 3 other familys. The last one was the sponsor child from my sponsor here in Switzerland.
After these visits Juan drives us back to the hotel. We go to a supermarkt to buy some water and our first beer. We're back in the hotel lobby and have our first Dominican beer! "Presidente" of course! We go all to our rooms and take a shower. We decide to eat dinner in the Hard Rock Café. I love this restaurant/bar/shop,... however! Of course.. it's not typical Dominican... but it was really good! I had Fajita con Camendo (shrimps)! Delicious! After this good meal we allow us a drink. Piña Colada! Awesome...
Ya... it was also a very long, intensive and eventful day! One day more with so many memories, images, impressions... So.. I drift off and dream of the many cute kids I saw this day...
