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    Very high illiteracy rates along the border

    In our remote mountain communities the illiteracy rate is also high. When we do new class registration, we must complete the forms for the parents. We do it for all of them in order to not cause embarrassment. Here, except for teachers, nurses, and government workers, all others have no more...
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    Pope Francis dies aged 88 😢

    He made us all better humans.
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    Domestic help minimum increased to RD$13,000 a month

    I agree, although many in the campo do survive. They just live a different lifestyle than you, probably. In the case of my maid, since I pay for her house, electricity and water and she has a second small income from occasional work, 13K is very livable.
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    Domestic help minimum increased to RD$13,000 a month

    My maid gets 12,000. She works Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday full day (8:30-12:00 and 2:00-5:00). Thursdays and Saturdays are half days. I rent a cute little house just below my property for her and her family. The rent also covers electricity and water. My maid is a special woman. She...
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    How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

    My heart breaks for you. This is tarnishing the joy of selling your home. I am truly sorry.
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    A little bit of cuteness

    Today in Colegio Strength for the Journey we shared cultural tradiciones and taught our little ones why we paint eggs, that they represent new life and the connection of the Easter bunny and eggs to century old traditions and Christianity. Not sure if our kiddos got it all, but they sure loved...
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    Jet Set Disaster

    Such a tradegy,
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    Thinking out loud

    Ha! How naive I am! We use Dawn for almost all cleaning jobs except laundry. Dawn and vinegar are our cleaning products in my house. I buy 2-3 large bottles of Dawn every couple of weeks! Guess because I am not the one doing the cleaning, I never realized it was different.
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    Nice weekend

    We did this two times with different slogans. It helped with trash around town, but sadly, with the street dogs kicking over the barrels looking for their booty and the trash collectors slinging them onto the truck to empty the trash, the paint jobs were badly damaged. Such love was put into...
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    License needed for Supermarket Shoppers

    If that is all the inconvenientes you encountered today, how fortunate you are. I am 71 and 42 members of my graduating class are no longer living. Seems you are in good shape and well fed, living the good life. I cannot comment for others. But personally, I try to look at all the good things...
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    Girl Missing from RIU Hotel in Punta Cana

    Yes. Those were my thoughts exactly.
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    Girl Missing from RIU Hotel in Punta Cana

    I have no theory at all about this tragedy. But if he is changing his story, how do we know- aside from the video- what is true? Did he really try to pull her out of the water like a lifeguard? Did she ever come up from the wave? How would we know any of this is true?
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    Girl Missing from RIU Hotel in Punta Cana

    My kids had the opportunity to mature and learn and use their assets to be successful. This young woman was to be a doctor the man was also in the university studying to be something. Sad that their bad decisions will not give them the opportunity the were working towards.
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    Girl Missing from RIU Hotel in Punta Cana

    In my opinion this demonstrates that they are amateur drinkers. They binged without consideration of consequences. Easy for us old folks to judge. But I once was a parent of teens. My kids were school leaders and leading athletes. And although what they did in college I am better not knowing, I...
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    Real Estate Agent santiago or SD

    Thank you for your advice. I have a non profit here an teach classes in Spanish. Perhaps you do not know but very few people in Jamao can comunícate in English. You appear to know it all and so I feel very honored that you take the time to even give me advice. Wishing you all the best in life...
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    Real Estate Agent santiago or SD

    So today I stopped in our little grocery store. (Think large comaldo where you pay at the checkout but can pick your own choices. )The owner and his family have been very nice to me over the years. His daughter is in our Leadership Academy. This guy has contacts. Dominicans here and in the...
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    Interested in buying Jeep Wrangler TJ/YJ

    Will send you a message.
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    Interested in buying Jeep Wrangler TJ/YJ

    Do you have a special year car that you are looking for? I love my jeep wrangler but I need to sell it. The rough mountain rides are killing my back. I have two pinched nerves. My car is in perfect shape- But it is a 2016.