Xavier_Onassis
American looking for information about Dominican Republic
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About me
American
Lives in Miami
Speaks Spanish, English some French
Registration: 06 July 2014
Possibly coming Down from US to visit GF for 14 days in La Romana by kschw9883
Any advice on what I need to prepare or what i need to bring with me would be appreciated
@kschw9883 Pressure cookers, the kind you set on the stove, Brandsmart sells these for under $20, or check thrift shops. Food blenders.Clothes for kids you can fine in new condition at Goodwill if you know the sizes. The best way to get to La Romana ... Read More
Studying in Dominican Republic by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Would you recommend studying abroad in Dominican Republic? Every year, 4 million young people from all over the world choose to study abroad for one semester or a full academic year. Would you encourage them to come and study ...
I taught Spanish mostly in college for 40 years, and completed my MA and PhD in Mexico, and I really do not know much about Dominican universities. If I wanted to study in a Spanish speaking country, I would think that Mexico, Spain, Argentina, ... Read More
Keeping up with the news in Dominican Republic by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Living in Dominican Republic provides countless occasions to browse local newspapers, listen to local radio stations or watch local TV shows. As everywhere else in the world, local media play a key role in informing the ...
El Listin is rather like the NY Times as the newspaper of record. It tends to be pretty conservative. El Diario Libre is more liberal and sensationalist. Dominicans are not great newspaper readers. There are only a couple of places in Barahona I ... Read More
Mail service by institutelouisville
Hello everyone ! Well.. this is it for us.. Our house in the US sold , a container is on its way to the DR, we are now living with friends while waiting for our stamped passport from the Dominican Consulate and by the end of October , we should be ...
Mail to and from the US takes about a month. Regular letters I have sent to and received from Barahona have always arrived, except for one of those musical greeting cards that had sort of a bulge in it .It never arrived. I have sent photos and ... Read More
SDQ airport 1:06 AM? by pmey27
I will be traveling to Santo Domingo over Xmas and the best flight price has my plane arriving at the SDQ airport at 1:06 am. After customs will probably be about 2 am and my ride will not arrive til 6am or so. Are there any restaurants or lounges ...
There are several restaurants open on the ground floor of the SDQ Airport, and you are free to sit at any of them. There are usually others waiting for flights from Europe also sitting there. It is a safe place, I saw several people dozing off near ... Read More
obtaining a girlfriend visa by carlvelas
i want to bring a dominican girlfriend to new york briefly on a visa. i don't want to marry the girl and she knows and accepts that. can i get a visa stating that we plan to marry, take her to new york, bring her back, and then not marry her?
come mangú: ~ a person who eats mangú, a popular Dominican mashed plátano dish, ie a Dominicano. The number of Dominicans in the States is a reflection of past admittances: the rules regarding entry have changed since 9-11. Read More
Money
The peso seems to lose value very slowly against the dollar, and rarely rises. When it does, it is by an even smaller amount. The dollar, like all currencies, has a small inflation rate of around 2% annually, and the Dominican peso has a slightly ... Read More
Trying to find the "Blue Barrel" that someone mentioned for shipping by Glauriel
Someone think Bob? Used a blue barrel? for shipping a grill lately if not mistaken... Trying to find this company online without success... Thanks to anyone who can help me out....
The names, addresses and phone numbers of these companies would be helpful. Just the name would probably enable someone to find these companies online. I usually manage to find anything, but I have not found this sort of service. Read More
Trying to find the "Blue Barrel" that someone mentioned for shipping by Glauriel
Someone think Bob? Used a blue barrel? for shipping a grill lately if not mistaken... Trying to find this company online without success... Thanks to anyone who can help me out....
Yes, I am in Miami. I would suggest to anyone wanting to buy a blue barrel to go to craigslist for the nearest large city and to do a search on the words blue barrel. These things seem to be made in China and sent here filled with chemicals for ... Read More
Trying to find the "Blue Barrel" that someone mentioned for shipping by Glauriel
Someone think Bob? Used a blue barrel? for shipping a grill lately if not mistaken... Trying to find this company online without success... Thanks to anyone who can help me out....
I agree that the small openings are called bung holes, but I was unsure that this term would be understood so I did not use it. I live in Miami, and I cannot comment on anything dealing with buying barrels or shipping them from NY. I have never ... Read More
Trying to find the "Blue Barrel" that someone mentioned for shipping by Glauriel
Someone think Bob? Used a blue barrel? for shipping a grill lately if not mistaken... Trying to find this company online without success... Thanks to anyone who can help me out....
I just bought a blue barrel at the Opa-Locka Flea Market, which is between NW 119 th and 135th Streets, and NW 32nd and 37th Avenues. The Flea Market admission is free except on Saturdays and Sundays, when they charge $1.00 to get in the woman that ... Read More
What are your thoughts on today's expiration date for the undocumented by PARADISECAT
Today Wed June 17 @7PM is the last day for undocumented residents to be regulated :( I have seen some pretty grim images on TV regarding this entire process. I can't help but feel that many of these folks never really had a chance to succeed at ...
An online newspaper for Barahona, Ecos del Sur, which seems to be the best known, announced the other day that many Haitians in the city market had left the area. Most of the women selling guandules by the tin can full and fruit and vegetables by ... Read More
Trying to find the "Blue Barrel" that someone mentioned for shipping by Glauriel
Someone think Bob? Used a blue barrel? for shipping a grill lately if not mistaken... Trying to find this company online without success... Thanks to anyone who can help me out....
There are two sizes of blue barrel: 40 gallons and 55 gallons. These can be bought new or used. In Miami, the 40 gallon barrels cost $25 and to send them to SD (actually to San Cristobal) cost me $125 per barrel. My used barrels, which had been used ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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Telephone conversations between the US and the DR: any suggestions? i regularly call Barahona from Miami, and calls are frequently dropped or I cannot get a connection. I use a calling card service called nobel.com, which costs me about 5¢ per ... Read More
General Chit Chat by planner
This is a new thread for us to capture the "chit chat". This is just to ramble, to engage in how are you's, to chat so that we don't get our other threads too far off topic!!!!! And would work for a base of referrals, recommendations or silly ...
If the active ingredient in a roach tablet is Boric Acid, they are perhaps not good the children and pets to eat, but they are not poisonous, and they are highly effective, more so, in my experience than foggers and sprays, and a lot cheaper. I ... Read More
Varieties of corn by Xavier_Onassis
A lot of people do not know that there are a variety of types of corn. In Missouri, we used to buy sweet corn sold by farmers in the river flood plain between Independence and Liberty. We bought a lot of this and froze it to eat all year. One year, ...
Two of the crops that they use to put nitrogen back in the soil after cane has depleted it are soybeans and peanuts. I don't know much about corn, other than one summer I had a job detasseling corn for DeKalb in the Missouri River bottoms. They ... Read More
Varieties of corn by Xavier_Onassis
A lot of people do not know that there are a variety of types of corn. In Missouri, we used to buy sweet corn sold by farmers in the river flood plain between Independence and Liberty. We bought a lot of this and froze it to eat all year. One year, ...
I find it interesting that feed corn is not a major crop in the DR. The Tainos apparently did have some sort of corn, but yuca was the favorite starch. Traditional, fresh yuca bread is delicious, not at all like the dried stuff. I have the ... Read More
Varieties of corn
A lot of people do not know that there are a variety of types of corn. In Missouri, we used to buy sweet corn sold by farmers in the river flood plain between Independence and Liberty. We bought a lot of this and froze it to eat all year. One year, ... Read More
Visiting Dominican Republic by saarao
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the best forum to ask when we are just coming to DR for two weeks but any advice would be helpful. So we are young couple from Europe and coming to DR on the beginning of January. We have only flights to Puerto ...
Caribetours website Above is a link to Caribetours Website, with prices and schedules There is also a schedule for Metro ST. but I was unable to post it. Read More
Visiting Dominican Republic by saarao
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the best forum to ask when we are just coming to DR for two weeks but any advice would be helpful. So we are young couple from Europe and coming to DR on the beginning of January. We have only flights to Puerto ...
I agree that guagua travel can be less than ideal. Caribetours and Metro will not stuff the thing full of extra people. When I ride guaguas, I am usually one of the first people on the bus, so I get a seat. The buses from SD to Barahona normally do ... Read More
Visiting Dominican Republic by saarao
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the best forum to ask when we are just coming to DR for two weeks but any advice would be helpful. So we are young couple from Europe and coming to DR on the beginning of January. We have only flights to Puerto ...
Strangely, the fare on smaller guaguas and less-fancy large buses is about the same as on the fancier Caribetours and Metro buses. I think the govt. sets the prices. The main difference is that the smaller buses have smaller seats and stop whenever ... Read More
Visiting Dominican Republic by saarao
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the best forum to ask when we are just coming to DR for two weeks but any advice would be helpful. So we are young couple from Europe and coming to DR on the beginning of January. We have only flights to Puerto ...
The exchange rate is very good at the Caribetours station in Santo Domingo. Read More
planning to move to Cabarete - cost of living by therealsabra
Hi, I am planning to move to Cabarete to work at a non-profit pre-school starting next May (2015) or August. I am originally from Dallas, Texas and came to this forum while drafting a budget to figure out what my year in Cabarete will cost. So far, ...
If you plan to use a bicycle, you will need a very good lock, perhaps two, so that both wheels are secure. Read More
living cost in DR by kuda1965
does anybody have an idea for cost in Santo Domingo for one person/month: room (or small apartment) electricity tv internet food and How much i can make for a month without the knowledge of spanish language - can I make enough to cover the abouve ...
The cost of living in places where you feel safe and have things like reliable water and electricity are going to cost you more than US$300 a month. Perhaps $500 would be a more likely figure for Santo Domingo On the other hand, you could probably ... Read More
Introduce yourself HERE! by planner
This thread is where you should introduce yourself. Tell us a little bit about you, where you live or where you want to live, how you came to this forum and how we can help you. When you need some answers: Check recent threads, if you cannot ...
There are few countries that do not hype how great they are for outside money. I am pretty sure that the DR has Moldova and Belarus beat. Playing music could be a good career for a few talented people, though. At the present moment, I'd say the ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I have sent five letters and four got through. The one that did not was one of those cards that plays a song. It had a sort of bulge in the middle,and I suspect that someone thought it might contain cash, and opened it. The others, mostly groups of ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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Perhaps there is a way to pay, but being as the meters are nonfunctional, I have no idea how anyone would know what the amount might be. When I arrived in Barahona in July, a guy flagged down the guagua and told him that the main highway into town ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I imagine that better lithium batteries and better LEDs will make things easier. Perhaps solar cells will be cheaper and more efficient as well. Part of the problem is that there is not enough generating capacity in the DR, and that is partly ... Read More
living cost in DR by kuda1965
does anybody have an idea for cost in Santo Domingo for one person/month: room (or small apartment) electricity tv internet food and How much i can make for a month without the knowledge of spanish language - can I make enough to cover the abouve ...
Perhaps there are telephone solicitation jobs that might pay enough for you to support yourself in the DR with no knowledge of Spanish, but the cost of living is pretty high for Dominicanos that speak Spanish and have skills. The mason that did the ... Read More
Introduce yourself HERE! by planner
This thread is where you should introduce yourself. Tell us a little bit about you, where you live or where you want to live, how you came to this forum and how we can help you. When you need some answers: Check recent threads, if you cannot ...
This kind of depends on what you call a modest life. A $100,000 condo is not any sort of modest dwelling for most Dominicans. If you take public transportation (guaguas and motoconchos) and live on typical Dominican food, which involves a lot of ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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It seems interesting that after saying that they did not have the part, somehow the part arrives (or whatever) and the line is fixed. There is a universal tactic among people who take complaints and do not know diddly about the problem to lie and ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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It rained in Barahona, and the new roof, which had some leaks and was repaired with more cement between the wooden beams and the walls, no longer leaks. Read More
Introduce yourself HERE! by planner
This thread is where you should introduce yourself. Tell us a little bit about you, where you live or where you want to live, how you came to this forum and how we can help you. When you need some answers: Check recent threads, if you cannot ...
There are a number of dental clinics that specialize in implants in Santiago, as well as in the capital. dental clinic I do not have any personal knowledge of this clinic, but on the DR1 forum they seem to have had some happy customers. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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There are a variety of beer joint/ discos in Barahona. The fancy ones are enclosed and I find then unbearable because the music is so loud it drives me nuts. The less fancy ones are much better, since the speakers are not so loud and there is enough ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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The term "Third World" I think came from the Cold War. The US, Western Europe, Canada and Australia and NZ were the First world, the USSR was the Second World, and all that were left were the Third World. Then they decided to use the terms ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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Everybody is likely to be the target of some criminal at one time or another. I am generally careful, and have lost very little, as I said. Dominicans are generally not sneaky, as Mexican thieves can be. And I think Gypsy thieves are the sneakiest ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I do not believe that educational TV is available in Barahona at any price. I have stayed in hotels that have cable, and the selection includes little that is worth the trouble except a couple of movie channels. CNN and CNN in English are also ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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One thing that distinguishes the DR from the rest of Hispanic America is the paucity of national literature. Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and even Nicaragua have novelists, playwrights and poets that are known and read beyond the national boundaries. ... Read More
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There is a public library in Barahona, manned by a couple of elderly women. I guess I should inquire about the way the library works there. I left a copy of Cuando yo era puertorriqueña, which she read. Or said she did. I have no plans to ... Read More
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No president, no leader can reform an entire national school system overnight. The evidence I have seen is that the textbooks used in Barahona are adequate to the task, and how to use them is self-explanatory. The school hours in shifts are ... Read More
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The books I have seen were elementary school books not HS books, and I think that they were issued free of charge. I cannot comment on books I have not seen. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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Do you read Spanish? As a teacher, I find the books used in the schools to be very well done, and appealing. They are quite similar to the books used in Puerto Rico, and are much more appealing to those I have seen in other Hispanic ... Read More
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So far as I can tell, every neighborhood in Barahona has everything from mini-mansions to hovels in it. The area between Cassandra Damiron and the bay has a lot of fancy, partially built houses, several have been completed, but there are also a lot ... Read More
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So far as I can tell, the property line is right in front of the house, and so we won't be putting a fence around it. I have a price on putting bars on the six windows (all aluminum jalousies) and a wrought iron outward opening kitchen door, ... Read More
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http://i62.tinypic.com/259how9.jpg[/img]]before painting, it looked like this The yellow and darker blue were as close to primary colors as Pintura Tropical had. The kitchen, sala and two bedrooms are the same shade of light blue as the wall next ... Read More
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http://tinypic.com/m/iengia/4 The house in Barahona after painting. I am trying to figure out how to get some photos to post. This shows the photo when I click on it, but How do I post the actual photo? Read More
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house before painting house after painting Read More
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In Palmerito, if you want water, you connect your house to the white plastic pipe that runs down the street. It you have no tinaco, you connect a garden hose to the connection that comes out of the ground or you fill up buckets and store water for ... Read More
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In the Barrio Palmerito in Barahona, water and electricity are constant, but inconsistent.. The water usually is turned on around 7:00 AM and goes off at around 10:00. Times are approximate. Sometimes there is enough pressure to fill the tinaco on ... Read More
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The CDC gives a review of the most useful repellents. DEET is the most effective ingredient, Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I was simply assuming that it would be more likely for a person to have a cedula previously and have lost it, or had it confiscated than it was for him never to have had one. I know that recently, people had to pick up new cedulas, and some people ... Read More
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If his usual modus operandi is to crash into other peoples cars and extort money from them, he would surely be better prepared to collect a payment. I suspect that he ran into you because he just was not thinking at all, and perhaps someone ... Read More
Rainy season In Barahona by Xavier_Onassis
One huge problem with the water is that it has created a major problem with a glut of plastic bottles everywhere. Glass beer bottles can be recycled, but those plastic water and soda bottles are thrown away by the millions and there is nowhere for ...
There were two short messages. I deleted one and answered another Read More
Rainy season In Barahona by Xavier_Onassis
One huge problem with the water is that it has created a major problem with a glut of plastic bottles everywhere. Glass beer bottles can be recycled, but those plastic water and soda bottles are thrown away by the millions and there is nowhere for ...
My inbox is full? What does that mean? What should I do about it? Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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The usual arrangement is to take a kid along to hold the propane tank on his lap. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I remember TRYING to steer on one wheel, just before I went over the back and fell on my head.I remember never trying it again. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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The ones I have ridden with have been very good at dodging the more insane of their motorized brethren. It is a rare day that I do not see a close shave, though. On the Malecon there are always a couple of brave souls trying to break the record for ... Read More
Rainy season In Barahona by Xavier_Onassis
One huge problem with the water is that it has created a major problem with a glut of plastic bottles everywhere. Glass beer bottles can be recycled, but those plastic water and soda bottles are thrown away by the millions and there is nowhere for ...
I always pick up all the bottles around me and pitch them into the nearest zafacon. I encourage those I know to buy the water in bags rather than bottles. Here in Miami, Publix turns those plastic grocery bags into 2×4's that make nice ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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I'm thinking that he is what one calls "un aprovechado". You would have to be an expert moto driver to know how to hit a car, sail over it,and land unharmed. Read More
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How does one practice crashing into cars with a moto and surviving? I am not saying that this is not a possibility, but no matter how good he is at it, to does not sound like a viable career choice. Read More
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I am surprised that one can buy a moto for RD$5000 capable of speeding. The guy was incredibly lucky to hav fared as well as he did. Read More
Rainy season In Barahona
One huge problem with the water is that it has created a major problem with a glut of plastic bottles everywhere. Glass beer bottles can be recycled, but those plastic water and soda bottles are thrown away by the millions and there is nowhere for ... Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
I decided to post this under "rainy season", since it does not deal with parasites. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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If backup involved rechargeable lights, candles and kerosene lamps, yes. I generally visit Barahona for two or three weeks four times per year. Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
Having lived in Washington State for three years, where I never bought bottled water for anything but my steam iron, I think that they posted this for campers and for emergencies. I posted this because someone mentioned purifying water with Clorox. ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
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In Barahona only the centro seems to try to have power available, but all the hotels and restaurants have generators. You can hear them go on when the lights go out. They have said they were going to extend all day power to the rest of the area, but ... Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
Here is what the State of Washington says about purifying water: Purifying by boiling If your tap water is unsafe, boiling is the best method to kill disease-causing organisms. If tap water is unavailable, the following may be considered as ... Read More
Hoping to get an answer to this question - Looking for art but have ?? by syringles
So, I have always been a fan of the paintings done by (i believe) Monet and a few other Masters of what I knew to be done in the Caribbean somewhere...I remember clearly the villages of what might have been Tainan Indians... However; since arriving ...
It seems to me that one major difference between Haitian primitive art and Dominican paintings is that most Haitian primitive art is done for tourists, while Dominican paintings are of the sort of paintings that Dominicans prefer to hang on their ... Read More
Is the DR made for me ? [lots of questions inside !] by ChopChop
Hello everyone, I am planning to make a move to the DR, I currently live in Thailand and I find it great because everything is easy for an expat here, even with the language barrier. I am afraid it will be much more complicated in the DR. I ...
I don't know what Las Terrenas is like these days, or if it is even possible to rent a scooter. I think I would depend on motoconchos for awhile until you get a good idea of what traffic and directions are like. Driving a pasola (scooter) in a ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
I guess I am pickier about pepper than some people. I know they have pepper and peppercorns, they are just noy peppery enough for me. It' s matter of taste, and I not been shopping in SD or Santiago. Read More
Hoping to get an answer to this question - Looking for art but have ?? by syringles
So, I have always been a fan of the paintings done by (i believe) Monet and a few other Masters of what I knew to be done in the Caribbean somewhere...I remember clearly the villages of what might have been Tainan Indians... However; since arriving ...
I tend to think that the featureless faces things is less philosophical. Faces take more effort to paint, and it you get a face wrong, it spoils the entire work. The key to making money in a place where you sell a lot of works to tourists, the key ... Read More
The other side of the Dominican postcard by Julien
Hi, As a tourist in a foreign country, very often, we are enchanted with what we discover. Living abroad is different. It's a rich experience but there are also some difficulties to face. When people ask me for advice on living abroad, I ...
It is a minor detail, but for me it is important to ALWAYS BRING BLACK PEPPER with you when you come to the DR. The pepper sold in stores (at least in my experience) is ground far too fine and is essentially flavorless grey dust. (unless you ... Read More
HELP... WAS NOT PREPARED PROPERLY FOR THIS PART OF A DAY IN THE LIFE by syringles
Actually, I have just lost the first copy of my post about this but alas probably too long.... Summary though, you all know how much homework I did... I remember "other side of Dominican Postcard" reviewing numerous months ago so seeing trash in ...
I live in Miami, where we also have big flying cockroaches, or as Realtors© call then "palmetto bugs". I used to have lots of them, Then I started using Echols cockroach tablets, and now I rarely see one. These are mostly Boric Acid, ... Read More
Drinking Water by lmclmf2009
I know the first replies will be from my expat-blog pals Bob K & Planner as they are a plethora of information. ok, so my question is this... What does everyone do for drinking water and what cities do you live in? I have heard the faucet ...
Watch your dog or cat sometime and consider that their main pastime is doing things with their tongues that humans find both disgusting and acrobatically impossible. Pets and animals have better immune systems than humans do, obviously. Read More
Best method for learning Spanish rosetta stone or pimsleur by I'mOutaHere
I'd like to live travel to Spanish speaking destination. Other than immersing yourself (not practical) for long periods of time, which of these two methods are more effective? Thanks
Pimsleur was a professor that died decades ago, and the people selling those tapes and disks only partly follow his method. There are cheaper and better programs than either Rosetta Stone or Pimsleur. Check Amazon.com for programs that allow you to ... Read More
Drinking Water by lmclmf2009
I know the first replies will be from my expat-blog pals Bob K & Planner as they are a plethora of information. ok, so my question is this... What does everyone do for drinking water and what cities do you live in? I have heard the faucet ...
The tap water is not fit to drink and can make you ill unless you boil it or add chlorine to it. Most households buy a 40 litre bottle of drinking water for around 35-40 pesos. Colmados sell not just bottled water, but cold water in small bags for ... Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
I agree that you never know where the parasites might be, but if it something hot off the stove, the chances are less. It was a really unpleasant situation. Read More
can my wife and i live in las terrenas DR wiyh 1200 a month by egerer
can my wife and I live in las terrenas for 1200 a month
Of course, there are Dominicans that live on half that. But you probably do not want to eat arroz con gandules every day, live without electricity and have a bucket flush toilet and take baths with a rag and a plastic tub. Rent/ housing is much ... Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
I realize that anytime you eat anything that is not very recently cooked, you run the risk of getting some sort of bicho. So if I try chicharrones again, I will make sure that they are just recently out of the skillet. It's not like they are ... Read More
Parasites! by nglover
Is there an over the counter medicine to buy at the farmacias that will kill all the parasites like amoeba, etc. I read somewhere that Fel-6 is good. Does it need a prescription? Anybody know about it? Also, anyone out there with natural ...
I got some really nasty parasite (or perhaps parasites) from some chicharrones sold by a street vendor in Juan Dolio. They appeared to be well cooked and fresh, but that is the last time I will try that. I could not eat anything for days: I could ... Read More
Hoping to get an answer to this question - Looking for art but have ?? by syringles
So, I have always been a fan of the paintings done by (i believe) Monet and a few other Masters of what I knew to be done in the Caribbean somewhere...I remember clearly the villages of what might have been Tainan Indians... However; since arriving ...
There is a sort of art colony at Altos de Chavon, which is a beautiful place worthy of a visit in any case. Read More
Hello, new to this forum
I am a retired college professor of Spanish, born in Missouri, educated in, among other places, New Mexico and Mexico. I am very fond of the DR and have traveled there perhaps fifteen times since the late 1970's. Currently planning to make three ... Read More