Good morning all! Let me introduce myself; I was born in the DR (SD) and raised in La Romana until the age of 9 at which time my family emigrated to the US. I served in the US armed services and am now a civil engineer in maryland. I have been enjoying the DR1 forums for years now, but never signed up until now because it seemed more enjoyable to read about the trials and tribulations of Expats in the DR.
I fanally decided to join just to contribute one comment to a post a few weeks ago, the getlemean that lost his beloved wife of more than forty years. I was so moved by his story and her exemplariry humanity that i wanted to let him know how lucky he was to have had her. As it stands, i will never ever live in the DR again! Nothing wrong with the island (will visit), it is paradise if all that paradise consist of is the weather, cost of living, and "chicas." However, I need more than that. Law and order for one is nice, justice, and social services for those less fortunate than most. I just can't deal with the corruption!
I hope my native knowledge and my world travels can be of help to those in the forums as I am very opinionated. BTW most of my extended family still resides in the DR. Look forward to adding my two cents $0.2 DR to the forums.
I fanally decided to join just to contribute one comment to a post a few weeks ago, the getlemean that lost his beloved wife of more than forty years. I was so moved by his story and her exemplariry humanity that i wanted to let him know how lucky he was to have had her. As it stands, i will never ever live in the DR again! Nothing wrong with the island (will visit), it is paradise if all that paradise consist of is the weather, cost of living, and "chicas." However, I need more than that. Law and order for one is nice, justice, and social services for those less fortunate than most. I just can't deal with the corruption!
I hope my native knowledge and my world travels can be of help to those in the forums as I am very opinionated. BTW most of my extended family still resides in the DR. Look forward to adding my two cents $0.2 DR to the forums.