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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: Homework.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011. Homework in the DR. Hmm…bueno. How do I even start this? There are several things that I could say about the education system in this country; however, I will refrain for the most part. I’m an Education volunteer, for crying out loud, so it’s probably better that I remain on the bright side for now. This does not mean that I am not going to give you a glimpse of the homework system. I can’t think of any. 1 You get your assignment. 2 You take the topic to the nearest internet center.

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: August 2010

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Thursday, August 19, 2010. B-day/ 3-month IST/ house-warming sopas/ you name it. Sorry it’s been so long! I thought this whole blog thing would get easier with time, but it turns out that I’m slacking more and more the longer that I am away. I will fix this ASAP. So many updates! Here we go…. Had my first birthday in the DR! Also I wanna say it’s the kite-surfing capital of the world? Um…or maybe just the DR. Need to check my Lonely Planet book for that one. If you have questions about this generalizatio...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: September 2010

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Thursday, September 23, 2010. Because I have a fast internet connection and it's easier to update through pics. The Argentinian Wedding in Samana Trip.so much fun! My dates for the weekend. The house where we hung out for the weekend.so nice. Going up to visit Magee's site in the campo! Her house. Really cute. and quiet, too! Trying to hike to the rio. Carly's fam came to visit! The fun group for the night. Proof that i do work. this is from a camp about a month ago.meant to post it much sooner. I tried ...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: October 2011

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Thursday, October 13, 2011. Tomorrow two of my jovenes. One of my students was selected to compete for the chance to win up to 60,000 pesos, so I am very excited for her! She wants to start a repostería. Pastry shop) called Linda Repostería (Pretty Pastry Shop :o), sweet huh? Here is her logo that she created…. Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Trip to the Haitian border! I have a piece of paper hanging on my wall that lists all of the places that I want to go, the people I want to visit, and the cultural activ...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: April 2011

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Thursday, April 28, 2011. So if you haven't already caught on, I have a dog. And he's adorable. I got him about a month ago from the neighbors of another volunteer. He's been loved by me since he was a baby, and I always felt sorry for him because the owners did not treat him very well. His previous life consisted of living in a dark stairwell.all alone.never getting to see the light of day. :o( It broke my heart. Which I had considered, not gonna lie. Well you have an ugly son then! He's been a lot of w...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: March 2011

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Monday, March 7, 2011. Long time, no see. I swear I'm going to get better at this updating thing if it kills me. As most of you know, last week marked my 1 year anniversary in the Dominican Republic. I can't believe I've been here over a year! And I'm still loving it. Thanks for your prayers and your encouragement through it all. I have no doubt that the next year and 3 months will provide me with more vaina for which to be thankful and, of course, to blog about. Vamos a ver :o). Have a good week!

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: Worst mother ever.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Don't really remember what happened after that- all I know is that at some point, I was walking through the streets of my town, crying, asking if anyone knew where a veterinarian lived. You see, it's very rare to find a Dominican who cares about animals and/or knows how take care of one. While some were sympathetic, most people said, "Oh he's fine! So do you want to come in and have some juice? I want to give a shout-out to my mom right now (Happy belated Mother's Day! Notes from...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: some things i've forgotten are...um...different.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011. Some things i've forgotten are.um.different. More to come soon, I’m sure. Anyways, I found this blog that I wrote a while ago…like after I had been here for 13 months (I have now been here for a year and a half…). Thought I’d share it! Maybe it will get people from home (you know who you are) from griping that I never update. :o) Or at least it will make me feel better about procrastinating longer…. The 1-year mark quickly came and went (yikes? 8 Try #2 at the transportación p...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: trip to the Haitian border!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Trip to the Haitian border! I have a piece of paper hanging on my wall that lists all of the places that I want to go, the people I want to visit, and the cultural activities that I want to experience during my time in the Dominican Republic. I put little empty boxes next to each item (as I do with any to-do lists…learned that from some management book in college. Try it out! However, last week was different. Not that I’m counting. Back to the point, I went to the border! Peopl...

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beaches. beans. and bucket showers: November 2010

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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Sorry it’s been so long since my last update. I will probably explain more about that in a following post, but for now I wanted to just say hi. I don’t really know where to start because it’s been over a month since my last update, so I will just start with what I am up to right now…. Here’s an update about the hurricane…. Http:/ edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/04/tropical.weather/index.html. Also, let me know if you wanna skype…? Love you, friends! Aidan on an Island.