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    Boost Phones

    My understanding is that Boost mobile phones are owened by sprint and that you can purchase a boost phone in US and a plan for $50 pluse $10 for international plan and with that you will be able to call DR unlimited and text unlimited and walkie talkie unlimited. Internet is separate. I'm...
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    Internet

    Can anyone quote me the current options for high speed internet in the DR including all taxes? What companies offer high speed internet and is it cable or dsl? thanks!
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    Anyone found a $341 JFKorEWR to SDQ in Aug?

    I'm signed up to receive all the air fare alerts for watchdog, farecompare, etc...and I frequently get the emails saying $341 from EWR OR JFK to SDQ. however whenever I go to check it out my flight always ends up being 5-6 hundred dollars. The $341 flights I find once in a while on the site...
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    Two different airlines

    Does anyone know if I can book a one way departure ticket to DR on one airline, and book the return ticket one way on another airline and have them both in my posession when I arrive? Will customs or the airlines have a problem with that? Has anyone who is not a resident ever done that?
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    Skin Condition

    My mother in law who is from the DR has been visiting us for almost 2 months now and is going home soon. Since her arrival on her skin some weird stuff has been happening and her and my husband say its "from the cold". The first was 2 red bumps that formed on her nose. Pretty good size bumps...
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    Just sent a box to DR

    I've sent several large boxes full of clothes the past few years to the DR out of NYC and MA. I usually pay $125 or close to. This past weekend I sent one large packed box from Worcester MA with the company Bolivia and paid $140. I haven't sent one in a while and I know gas prices have gone...
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    Why can't witches get pregnant??!!

    Because their boyfriends have "hollow-weenies"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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    Barber License

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows or could ask someone how one obtains a barber license in the DR? If a person grew up in a DR barber shop, so has plenty experience cutting hair, but never got a license and now wants to go to DR to get the license, where does one go or do to get it? Or...
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    Birth Certificate Translated

    Could someone tell me where a person in the DR gets their spanish birth certificate translated into English? And how much does it cost? thank you.
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    Guardianship of an 18yr old

    Mr. Guzman, Is it possible for me and my dominican husband to claim guardianship of his 18 year old brother whom my husband has cared for for the past 8 years since their father died? He has cared for him in every way, housing, meals, schooling, money, basically is his father. We are trying...
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    School equivalence/help with highschooler

    Im again going to try and get my brother in law over here to finish his high school in US. The idea is to have him come here and at least learn english, play a year of hs baseball, and college hopefully or sign. He is 6+ ft tall, 18 and last time he threw he clocked at 86 (which was a while...
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    Sanky Panky video & translation

    Putfile - sanki panki Did anyone ever translate this video and post it anywhere? I am taking a graduate level "Group Dynamics" class and decided to do my oral presentation on Sankies. I would love to show this video to give the viewers a visual of what I am talking about and be able to...
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    Voodoo?

    I need some clarification on the women who get paid to read cards and prevent other people from putting spells on you. My husband goes to these ladies every once in a while, and has brought me to one (i was terrified when i walked into her room!). And i am still quite confused. Is this...
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    When the little ones get pregnant...

    My husband tells me last night that yet another young neighborhood girl is pregnant......she is either 15 or 16. He has told me from conversations in the past, (if i understand right) that instead of charge the man (if he's older) with rape, the family will bring the girl to his house and "drop...
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    Name change on title

    A few years back my husband sent money over and had his mom buy land. After some discussions we decided it was best if we have the title of the land changed from his mom's name to his name. He went to lawyer the other day who told him it would cost 25,000 pesos to do this. Now that to me is...
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    name change on a title

    A few years back my husband sent money over and had his mom buy land. After some discussions we decided it was best if we have the title of the land changed from his mom's name to his name. He went to lawyer the other day who told him it would cost 25,000 pesos to do this. Now that to me is...
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    "Financer"?

    I've heard, and know of people who let other people borrow money and in return the borrower gives the "financer" something is his in return. Now, im not quite sure how all this works, and was hoping of someone could explain in more detail. My first question was is it legal, and im told yes...
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    he, has, ha

    can someone explain what he, has ,ha, etc...mean and what verb they come from? are they past? and maybe an example sentence. thanks
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    Price of Cement

    We had wanted to finish our house this winter...come to find out the price of a bag of cement last jan was 75 pesos and apparently the current price for the same bag of cement is 175!!!! Holy cow, why the heck would it rise that much?? I wonder if the amout of construction has slowed down bc of...
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    Dominican passport/visa process

    Could someone write out the step-by step process for a Dominican citizen to obtain a passport, and then visa to visit the US? And also, the fee's associated with each step and time frame involved? Thanks!