We had quite the rain and "chilly" temperatures the past few days because of Ike. The cooler temperatures have been super. We had to stay in Santiago this past weekend, which was okay for the most part, but got a little boring after awhile. It was good that we stayed, though, because much of the North coast of the DR was evacuated due to Ike. This coming weekend, 4 of us are hoping to go to Santo Domingo, which is in the south of the island. We're going to try to do it as cheaply as we can. =)
I definitely didn't take this picture, so I won't even pretend I did. But one of my friends here did, and I like it a lot. It's the monument in the middle of Santiago. I should probably ask her before I post it. I'll do that later.
And we found a donkey just chilling on the ground by the theatre. In the background you can see black and white photographs that are displayed to show some of the work that Dominicans did to rebel against Trujillo.
Last Friday we went to a Fiesta de Palos which is a party held monthly by people of Taino (indigenous people) ancestry. They held a party at which people drummed and then other people danced. it was fun.
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So I just discovered your e-mail from a while ago nestled in my Spam folder on gmail - not sure how that happened, but I'm glad I found it. I haven't actually even read your blog yet; I just wanted to comment before anything else. Hope you're doing well.
Okay, now I've read it - I suppose I could have just waited, but I got excited. Glad to hear you're safe and enjoying yourself.
So, um, I'm not sure how much you read for pleasure, and at any rate, you probably won't do any until you get back, but here's a recommendation - "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz. He's a Dominican author, and I heard the book highly recommended on NPR. I'm just waiting to find space on my reading list - I've browsed it and it looks really good.
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