On my flights to and from Florida and the Dominican Republic I took a series of photos from the plane.
The Lunchbox
So this story is an example of how it is the nature of Dominicans to deny responsibility no matter what. I don’t know if it is a survival instinct or just a part of the culture. I few years ago I was living in Gazcue with my children. I had a woman, Aracelis, working with …
The Butter Problem
Today we went to pick up a payment from one of my clients. It was a little bit far and time was tight so we decided we needed to take a car instead of a bus. A taxi would cost around 400 pesos or $12 round trip but one of my ex’s friend’s girlfriend’s son …
Snippets of Dominican Life: Seductive Randomness
Above: Variety of products in local supermarket In the Dominican Republic they love their bureaucracy. It was the annual tax on car plates ‘marbetes‘. I knew I had to do it but I didn’t want to deal with it. Plus…money has been tight so I put it off. My mistake. I found out that the …
A Day at the Botanical Gardens…
Sunday my friends Kevin and Susan invited me and several other friends to the Santo Domingo Jardines Botánicos (Botanical Gardens) to have turkey sandwiches. Well perhaps I should re-phrase that, it actually was Kevin’s idea, unbeknown to Susan, and as it turns out, there was no turkey left over anyway. I was without a car …
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