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Seems many Mexicans I have worked around say "Si Dios quiere", but when I was in the DR, I thought I was hearing "quiera". That, to me, would have made more sense. Subjunctive is used to express uncertainty, so wouldn't it be used by definition (since who knows what "God wants")? Or are...

The lady I stayed with in Santiago was always obsessively cleaning every square inch of the apartment. She said she was warding off "b?varos" or something. I guess it means "bugs" or "beetles" or "pests" or ?, but is that specifically Dominican Spanish? She said she used a lot of...

Hi folks, I am searching online for a coffee table-style book on la Zona Colonial with no avail. Not a single one listed anywhere, in English, espa?ol or franc?s. :confused: I am also open to recommendations on any other nice DR books. The series from Centro Cuesta featuring Saman? caught...

I'm hoping someone knows the recipe for this magical soup I had a few times while in the DR. My host mom made it for people who didn't feel good -- headache, upset tummy, too much ketchup in the diet :chinese:, you name it. It worked like a charm, and it was delicious. Basic ingredients...

Hey folks, Upon telling my colleagues about my 6 weeks of beautiful strangeness that I spent studying in the DR, they only want more details about one minuscule situation. I want to know what you guys with more DR experience think of this one. One day, my host mom said to me..."Hey, didn't...

First I would like to thank all of you who gave me great advice about my study abroad. Culturally, touristically, people wise, it was spectacular. PUCMM was lovely and I recommend a stint to anyone. However.... The third week in, I fractured my foot hiking in the Bosque de Cacao (San...

I've been reading through the forums on how Dominicans change clothes a lot. Probably quite practical given the climate. This led me to two questions: When it says they wear slippers inside, is it the fuzzy kind, or the flip-flop kind? Do they change into shorts and a t-shirt once home or ...

Anyone use these prepaid VISA cards as their main money source while in the DR? ATM card seems to be the most popular choice, but is there a danger that someone could clone it and clean it out (even if one only goes to bank ATMs with swipe instead of insert card readers? Or would I want to...

Ok chicas, I have been sifting through this forum for about 2 months now. I am trying to get ideas on what works in Santiago. I avoid shorts. I do not wear college or logo propaganda. No chancletas in public either. Teva types, I'm not saying. :pirate: Can you get by with jeans and skirts...

Saludos, Anyone know of any Ta?no sites one can visit? I am really looking forward to seeing artifacts in museums, but was wondering if there were any cultural tourism going on. Real would be preferred, but recreated village or what not would be interesting too. Parque Nacional del Este was...

Wherever I have traveled before, I just withdrew local currency at a bank ATM on arrival. Never had an issue. I'm headed to the DR in June for a study abroad and my program is advising me to have pesos in hand on arrival, and preferably do not get them at the airport exchange. I guess maybe...

Hi folks, I am asking for your expertise again. The only two viable options to get to STI from my locale are to fly Jet Blue to NYC, then direct to STI or fly down to MIA on AA, then direct to STI. Anyone have any insight on these options? Both schedules are pretty lame. How long does it...

So according to feedback on this forum, Santiago is both hotter and cooler than Santo Domingo. ;) The internet says it will be cooler. They list temps in the 80s with humidity. Is it cooking in June? Are we talking Northern US style cooking (you go outside and say YUCK) or Southern (you go...

Which would you recommend to a Spanish Education major who has 6 weeks to do a language immersion/study and already speaks advanced Spanish: Cusco, Peru or Santiago, DR? My impression is (based on some of your comments) that while Dominican Spanish is lovely to my ears, it is "really...

Hi folks, Lurker turned poster here. :-) Any reserves about doing a 5-week advanced Spanish study abroad in June at Pucamaima (Santiago) for foreigners, with a homestay. I'm considering it, but my friend from Bogota keeps insisting that it will corrupt my Spanish, that it will be...