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LR in the DR: November 2009
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Sunday, November 22, 2009. They have taken her to the clinic in Nagua numerous times, and each time the doctors run all sorts of bloodwork and analysis and can’t ever find anything wrong with her. The last time she went to the clinic, the doctor told her that it was a mental thing, a problem with anxiety, and they should take her to see a psychiatrist. While The Cat's Away. Don’t know how to properly give a charla and you’re not going to stay and listen to this disaster.”. A Frog Went A-Courtin'. I menti...
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Friends of the Dominican Republic > Membership > Returned Volunteers > RPCVs by group - 2005-09
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RPCVs by group - 2010-14. RPCVs by group - 2005-09. RPCVs by group - 2000-04. RPCVs: 2000-2004 - Obits. RPCVs by Group - 1995-99. RPCVs: 1995-99 - Obits. RPCVs by Group - 1990-94. RPCVs by Group - 1985-89. RPCVs by Group - 1980-84. RPCVs by Group - 1975-79. RPCVs: 1975-79 - Obits. RPCVs by Group - 1970-74. RPCVs by Group - 1965-69. RPCVs: 1965-69 - Obits. RPCVs by Group - 1962-64. RPCVs :1962-64 - Obits. Your donation in action. Community Challenge Fund Projects. Cameron Holder de Bande.
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LR in the DR: June 2010
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Monday, June 7, 2010. This is an actual conversation that I overheard:. Person A: “My candidate hasn’t given me anything. I asked for him to help me build my house.”. Person B: “I’ll talk to the other candidate. He’ll buy you 15 bags of cement for your house if you promise to vote for him.”. Person A: “Deal. I’ll switch political parties. Bring me the cement within two days.”. And we decided to pool our money and go to El Limón. Eventually we arrived, the kids swam in the freezing cold water, we ate our ...
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LR in the DR: Parent - "Teacher" Conference
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Parent - "Teacher" Conference. Here’s how the conference went:. As I enter the house, Pedro and his wife Johanny are yelling at each other. I knock and shout out “SALUDOS” to make my presence known in the hopes that they would calm down in front of me. Johanny told me to sit in the kitchen and they continued yelling at each other, so I just had to butt in. Lauren: Well I don’t really know the details because I’m not Arianny’s teacher. But –. Lauren: Ok, going back to the issue wi...
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LR in the DR: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009. After the English class, at 6:30 pm, we passed by Yaritza’s house. The party still hadn’t started! After the game, which lasted about an hour, they lights still hadn’t come back on. So we all gathered around the candles to eat a snack of two saltine crackers, a glass of soda and a lollipop per person (that’s a little different than the food at our American birthday parties, right? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). LR in the DR. Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Cold weather a...
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LR in the DR: January 2010
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Monday, January 4, 2010. Tomorrow I head back to the beauty and warmth of the Dominican Republic. While I am definitely not ready to leave the luxuries of America quite yet, I am ready to leave this cold weather. Right now (at 9 pm) it is 73 degrees in Santo Domingo. I just want to thank everyone who made the time to visit with me and hear about my travels; everyone who bought me a drink or dinner (or a bowl game ticket! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). LR in the DR. Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic.
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LR in the DR: Escojo Este
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Monday, June 7, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). LR in the DR. This blog will hopefully keep you updated with what is going on while I work as a youth development volunteer in the Dominican Republic. The contents of this Web site are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps. Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Peace Corps Wiki - Dominican Republic. View my complete profile. More Peace Corps dominican republic blogs. 3 Day weekend miracle. Raise...
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LR in the DR: A Norwegian Love Affair
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Thursday, July 8, 2010. A Norwegian Love Affair. My neighbor’s daughter married a Norwegian tourist who was visiting the Dominican Republic about 6 years. They moved to Norway, had two kids, and now come back to visit Baoba every summer. They spent the month of June here in Baoba, and I was so excited because they brought with them three Norwegians who speak English! Finally, I wasn’t so isolated in this Spanish-speaking country. If it’s ok with Marlene, it’s ok with me! And what’s in it for Andrea?
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LR in the DR: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Holy Week has begun. Last year, I believe I mentioned the various drunken beach parties that “holy week” is known for here in the Dominican Republic. However since the majority of the country is Catholic, there are of course various religious services during this week as well, so I’ll focus on those these year. Yo soy la jefa. The event, which lasted for 4 hours, started off well. We sang a few songs, I did a few silly games and Montreat-like energizers, and then each group g...
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LR in the DR: Lavando la Ropa
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Thursday, December 2, 2010. In Baoba, I simply paid a doña, my neighbor, to wash my clothes weekly. Sure the clothes came back with bleach stains and barbwire holes, but I had no washing machine and this arrangement was easy. Plus now I simply fit it with all the rest of my campo friends with their bleach-stained clothes. When I moved to Abreu, a fellow volunteer gave me her laundry machine since she was COS-ing and heading back to the United States (thanks Iris! Luckily, in Abreu there is always water&#...
