The Shuckin’ Beauty Salon
I decided to go to a real beauty salon to wash the gray outta my hair. Mamita, my closest girlfriend in Dominican Republic, said there is a good and cheap salon near her home. So off I go to Mamitas on...
View ArticleDominican Drivers
>This is a story I wrote when I first moved to Dominican Republic. It was written 10 de Febrero de 2002. There is much I could add to the story now that I have lived in the country for a few years....
View ArticleUnited States (Thinks) They Have Claims on the Term America
>This has really bothered me when I started learning about other cultures and peoples. Why does the people of the United States call their country America? Why are they (we) known the world over as...
View ArticleNew York Dominican Day Parade 2007
>Sunday August 12 2007 is the big Dominican Republican Day Parade. This years parade on 6th Avenue from 36th Street to 62nd Street will be hosted by TV host Karina Larrauri. For the first time in...
View ArticleDominican Spanish
>I came across this video and had to share. It made me laugh. The words. The tone of the guys voice when he speaks Dominican Spanish is so perfect (It should be since he is Dominican duhhh). So as...
View ArticleSunday Sancocho at Barrio Santa Barbara
>A friend of mine, Chino, who lives in Santa Barbara which is a section of Colonial Zone, invited me for some sancocho (sancocho recipe-opens in a new window)) so I happily obliged. When I got there...
View ArticleGuagua trip to Rio Nizao
>I decided to take a guagua (small bus)trip by my self on Sunday. I have only taken a guagua alone to Boca Chica so this was all new for me. I wanted to be around some water (my son Billy Jay died 6...
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Christmas Sancocho d’Pennsylvania
Here are bits and pieces of an email I got and because of it I made some new friends. I love being able to make new friends. First email from Greg: (edited) I stumbled upon your writing while I’m...
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Mango Time!
It is mango season here in Dominican Republic. I have been watching the trees in the park laden with mangoes. A soft green color just waiting for them to ripen. It finally happened. They are ready for...
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Renewing My Permanent Residency in 2012
Welp, I went to renew my Permanent Residency/ Residencia Permanente so I can live in Dominican Republic legally on August 17 (no idea why it is called permanent when it always needs renewed). I was...
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