Dominican Republic
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Sunday, 6 Aug 2006 | Views [237]
Like every true community my community has events and in summer when all the kids are on vacation they have to have things to amuse them. Let me tell you about one of these the Miss Verano pageant. Literally translated it is Miss Summer. This was ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wednesday, 28 Jun 2006 | Views [174]
Okay well last night I had just started cooking dinner. When finally after a week of no rubbish truck the rubbish truck came by. I had so much I had to tip the guys to make sure they would take it all. ( how much do you tip the guys who remove all your ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wednesday, 24 May 2006 | Views [169]
Well a new fun fact is after rain is is quite common to receive a plague. Lisa (another visitor) was in my hosue and we were simply preparing dinner while it was raining. After the rain we noticed a few flying ants around the lights. Only about ten ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Wednesday, 24 May 2006 | Views [164]
One thing I hate more than anything is paperwork and yet running a project sometimes it feels like all ever do. Today another crack at a project proposal for a mission organisation we are hoping that they will come up with some money for equipment. I ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Tuesday, 23 May 2006 | Views [144]
I am now confidently driving all over the road using my horn, negotiating around potholes onto the worng side in front of trucks and other oncoing traffic. Making crazy dashes across intersections. I have gone through at least ten red lights one in front ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Tuesday, 23 May 2006 | Views [625]
So I leave my hosue Saturday for a quick trip to the beach. HMMM that was such a nice theory. We were on our way when the car stalls... unusual... anyway it was overheating... so we ended up stopping as soon as possible in Los Alcarrizos ( not the best ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Friday, 19 May 2006 | Views [435]
The roads in the Dominican are a nightmare of pot holes or a really fun trail bike track!!!! hence not too shockingly I have managed this week to have two flat tyres... luckily this country does not believe women can or should deal with such things and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wednesday, 10 May 2006 | Views [427]
Well I have had a birthday since last time. It was on the fourth of May and of course was quite a long day.... as always here Birthday celbrations are by surprise.... so no one wishes you happy birthday till they jump out wth the cake. then they all ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Friday, 5 May 2006 | Views [156]
Well I went out and bought a car. It is hard to know in Australia whether a second hadn car is any good or not... here it is ahowle different level of trouble. I took a mechanic and an experienced car shopper with me ( a friends dad who is a public car ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sunday, 23 Apr 2006 | Views [363]
Well I had my first house guests/volunteers.... yes I will mercilessly use any and all visitors to assist. Especially if they are trained teachers something this country is quite short on. Ness is a friend of mine from London who I met on my russian ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Thursday, 20 Apr 2006 | Views [354]
Well I have had a crazy couple of months since I last wrote. I went to the US for a conference. et up with my mate Lorraine and we tried again to cover more of those states no one goes to. Our aim all 50. We are up to 38 now!!!! The audiological society ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wednesday, 29 Mar 2006 | Views [174]
Okay well in theory I now have a dog... I was not expecting a dog and yes I needed a dog for security. But after not buying a dog from one neighbour it was a crazy price close to $800 AUS she has told others in the neighbourhood how I can't afford the ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Thursday, 16 Mar 2006 | Views [163]
Okay well I am now officially in my house. Manzana 15 # 6 Ciudad Satellite Duarte de esta ciudad de Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. I am now officially a neighbour and people now know me. So far- I got given cake by one neighbour, advice on ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Wednesday, 8 Mar 2006 | Views [244]
okay well I have done it... I have finally moved out of the hospital... so now i have gone from my one room which I finally got to myself after months ( no offense Schelle- you were a great room mate) to a three bedroom house to myself complete with ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Saturday, 18 Feb 2006 | Views [410]
Okay well after much searching and thought and yes I confess worry. I have found a house.It is difficult to decide on a house or an apartment when youbahve considerations you have never had before like does it get runnign water or power. Is it secure.... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2006 | Views [160]
Well after a long day at work yesterday I was jsut settling in for the night when I began to hear horns, gun shots/fireworks, cheering/yelling, car horns, music and general mayhem in the streets. This is not unusual for most nights but this was a bit ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Monday, 23 Jan 2006 | Views [174]
Gotta love that can't sleep all night want to sleep all day feeling. I am really strugglig with this this time round. I have returned to the Dominican Republic to begin my year and am finding that being here this time for a whole year is a bit daunting.... Read more >
Tags: Work
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