I?m newbie to this forum, but by no means a newbie to the DR. Over the past 2 years, I have fallen in love with the DR. I have made 8 separate trips to the DR and next week, on April 17th, my daughter and I will be back in POP. I wanted to share some of my experiences with you and so, I thought I would start my own post.
The first time I visited the DR, I hated it. Now this was a long time ago?I was only 20 years old and I traveled to Sosua with my mom, my sister, and my boyfriend (who later became my husband). Perhaps it was the resort or perhaps it was Sosua itself, I?m not sure, but I didn?t like it at all. In March of 2001, I needed a vacation. I called my travel agent and the only place available was POP. I wasn?t sure about it all, but I needed to get away so bad, that I threw caution to the wind and went. It was only a short trip (4 nights) and my aunt and her daughter came too. Despite my first exposure to the DR, I managed to put all previous opinions aside, and I had a wonderful time. The people I met were wonderful (both locals and other vacationers). I became friends with the animacion team and after I left, we remained in contact via email. I will state now that I never got involved with any of them, however, I do have some stories and I became good friends with some of them. I had such a wonderful time that when I returned home, I promised my daughter that I would take her away with me soon. She was a little annoyed that I left her behind! And I don?t blame her! So, I soon booked a one week getaway to the same resort in May. I brought along a good friend of mine who would keep my daughter company (to this friend, I?m like her second mom and she?s my babysitter). We were all excited! We got to the hotel and since I had remained in contact with people via e-mail and phone calls, everyone knew I was coming. It was quite funny! I had people running up to the office to meet me and everyone wanted to finally meet the love of my life?.my daughter. So, right off the bat, Victoria (my 9 year old) felt very comfortable with these strangers because they were my friends. Ashley, the tall, blond, 13 year old, was a big hit! I sat the boys from animacion down and I warned them all. If they went near her, they were dead! But the first time she walked out to the pool in her bikini, the boys all gasped! Great! I was doomed! Her mother was going to kill me now! The boys all looked at me and thank God they knew I was serious. So, the week went off without a hitch. Everyone behaved themselves?with Ashley. My relationships with many of the staff grew?animacions?.bartenders?pool guys?.security?cooks?.servers. You get the gist. The hotel was so quiet and I was so lucky to have everyone all to myself! So, during the afternoons, the girls would often take a nap and I would sit and talk to people. One of my best friends now is David, and at the time he was the manager of the animacion team. It was wonderful to sit down with people and talk about their lives?.their wives?.their kids?.their worries?.their future?.and their endeavors. A few times, a couple of the guys took me out dancing. One of them always bragged about being able to have any woman he wanted! BIG EGO! He name is Carlos and trust me, from what I?ve heard from other women, he?s more talk than action! Hehehehe The other guy is Marcos and we became good friends too. He was constantly pulling Carlos off of me because I wasn?t strong enough. Carlos finally stopped harassing me when I bit his tongue. He was a piece of work all right. He was hitting on every woman in the hotel and I will share more stories about him in my July trip?.coming soon. Although Marcos and I became close, he really never tried to cross the line. And I respected him for that. He was also up to no good most of the time but I still enjoyed his company. One thing people have to realize is that some of these guys are real proud about their conquers and they talk more than woman do. By the next morning, EVERYONE knows who slept with whom, who got busy in the bushes, how many times, what they got from it (cash, gifts, etc.), and who the next prey was. I know because like I said, I became very close to this team of people. I would sit with them in the morning and listen to their stories. I?m surprised they opened up so much with me around, but I guess they knew that I wouldn?t judge them. Don?t get me wrong, I do not agree with some of the behavior, but who am I! That being said, I guess that?s why the guys never bothered with me (other than Carlos). HAHAHAHA Oh, but someone new did start during that week and he was coming on pretty strong, but the guys stopped him dead in his tracks. So, this was my May 2001 trip. It was amazing. Ashley is begging her mother to allow her to come back with me someday. Victoria had such a great time that she too loves the DR. I was starting to form friendships that mean the world to me now. Just an aside. Some of you know that I?m engaged?.to Guillermo. Who is the best bartender at this resort! Ask his boss! We were only friends in March and May and to this day, he teases me about not having any time for him during these trips, because I was too busy with ?my boys?. Can you believe Guillermo can still remember what I was wearing the day that I got to POP in May? Hehehehehehe He was too shy to say anything to me, but trust me, I noticed him! It just wasn?t our time?.yet?.see the August trip?.coming soon.
Hope I haven?t bored you but I needed to write about the May trip before I can continue. Lots of twists coming up soon!
The first time I visited the DR, I hated it. Now this was a long time ago?I was only 20 years old and I traveled to Sosua with my mom, my sister, and my boyfriend (who later became my husband). Perhaps it was the resort or perhaps it was Sosua itself, I?m not sure, but I didn?t like it at all. In March of 2001, I needed a vacation. I called my travel agent and the only place available was POP. I wasn?t sure about it all, but I needed to get away so bad, that I threw caution to the wind and went. It was only a short trip (4 nights) and my aunt and her daughter came too. Despite my first exposure to the DR, I managed to put all previous opinions aside, and I had a wonderful time. The people I met were wonderful (both locals and other vacationers). I became friends with the animacion team and after I left, we remained in contact via email. I will state now that I never got involved with any of them, however, I do have some stories and I became good friends with some of them. I had such a wonderful time that when I returned home, I promised my daughter that I would take her away with me soon. She was a little annoyed that I left her behind! And I don?t blame her! So, I soon booked a one week getaway to the same resort in May. I brought along a good friend of mine who would keep my daughter company (to this friend, I?m like her second mom and she?s my babysitter). We were all excited! We got to the hotel and since I had remained in contact with people via e-mail and phone calls, everyone knew I was coming. It was quite funny! I had people running up to the office to meet me and everyone wanted to finally meet the love of my life?.my daughter. So, right off the bat, Victoria (my 9 year old) felt very comfortable with these strangers because they were my friends. Ashley, the tall, blond, 13 year old, was a big hit! I sat the boys from animacion down and I warned them all. If they went near her, they were dead! But the first time she walked out to the pool in her bikini, the boys all gasped! Great! I was doomed! Her mother was going to kill me now! The boys all looked at me and thank God they knew I was serious. So, the week went off without a hitch. Everyone behaved themselves?with Ashley. My relationships with many of the staff grew?animacions?.bartenders?pool guys?.security?cooks?.servers. You get the gist. The hotel was so quiet and I was so lucky to have everyone all to myself! So, during the afternoons, the girls would often take a nap and I would sit and talk to people. One of my best friends now is David, and at the time he was the manager of the animacion team. It was wonderful to sit down with people and talk about their lives?.their wives?.their kids?.their worries?.their future?.and their endeavors. A few times, a couple of the guys took me out dancing. One of them always bragged about being able to have any woman he wanted! BIG EGO! He name is Carlos and trust me, from what I?ve heard from other women, he?s more talk than action! Hehehehe The other guy is Marcos and we became good friends too. He was constantly pulling Carlos off of me because I wasn?t strong enough. Carlos finally stopped harassing me when I bit his tongue. He was a piece of work all right. He was hitting on every woman in the hotel and I will share more stories about him in my July trip?.coming soon. Although Marcos and I became close, he really never tried to cross the line. And I respected him for that. He was also up to no good most of the time but I still enjoyed his company. One thing people have to realize is that some of these guys are real proud about their conquers and they talk more than woman do. By the next morning, EVERYONE knows who slept with whom, who got busy in the bushes, how many times, what they got from it (cash, gifts, etc.), and who the next prey was. I know because like I said, I became very close to this team of people. I would sit with them in the morning and listen to their stories. I?m surprised they opened up so much with me around, but I guess they knew that I wouldn?t judge them. Don?t get me wrong, I do not agree with some of the behavior, but who am I! That being said, I guess that?s why the guys never bothered with me (other than Carlos). HAHAHAHA Oh, but someone new did start during that week and he was coming on pretty strong, but the guys stopped him dead in his tracks. So, this was my May 2001 trip. It was amazing. Ashley is begging her mother to allow her to come back with me someday. Victoria had such a great time that she too loves the DR. I was starting to form friendships that mean the world to me now. Just an aside. Some of you know that I?m engaged?.to Guillermo. Who is the best bartender at this resort! Ask his boss! We were only friends in March and May and to this day, he teases me about not having any time for him during these trips, because I was too busy with ?my boys?. Can you believe Guillermo can still remember what I was wearing the day that I got to POP in May? Hehehehehehe He was too shy to say anything to me, but trust me, I noticed him! It just wasn?t our time?.yet?.see the August trip?.coming soon.
Hope I haven?t bored you but I needed to write about the May trip before I can continue. Lots of twists coming up soon!