DR Explored
I studied spanish in Guadalajara, Mexico a couple of years ago. A great city and a great place to learn since very little english is spoken.
I wanted to learn somewhere else, where my background-mixed Cuban and
Jamaican, wasn't an issue to the people around me.
By chance, I was watching the History Channel on a program about Christopher Columbus. Well, everybody knows the connection of The D.R.
and CC. I began to look into this caribbean island, they call the D.R.
You know what, I was hooked. I felt I could continue my studies. My looks would blend right in and I could study without feeling like an outsider.
I will be visiting the island, the first week of february. Its only a 3 day trip because I am checking to see if I will like it enough to go to school. I have two museums and two bookstores planned and that's it.
If I like the D.R. enough to go to school, then I will use my off time to explore the people and its history. When I travel to Jamaica (to see my mother), I don't stay in the tourist area, I stay at her house. The school I plan to attend has family sponsors and that is the best way to learn a language,
just embed yourself with the locals and you get to really appreciate and understand their way of life.