Hey everyone
I was so fortunate to find a lovely dominican (atleast I think I found her and not the other way around) two years ago in my home country. We went on a short trip to DR to visit family in '16, and now we are here again for 5 months.
If my/our plan goes well we will be spending a lot of our time here in the future. No plans yet as of moving, but that is definitely on the table.
I love the country despite
Suicidal motos without light
Strong headlights in the evening
Trash everywhere
Lack of organization (anywhere)
Endless crave to cheat foreigners to pay at least double the price
Mosquitos
Lack and breakdown of electricity
Lack and breakdown of water
Neighbor singing religious songs loud
Comedor playing Romeo Santos
Sales guy on commission to bring you to the salto or whales, and blocking your way on the road trying to do so
Kids playing on the autopista in the night
The urge to put sugar in everything, or if it is not sugar, honey
Chinese pick-a-pollo on the sunday when everything else is closed
Polution and burning and endless burnings
The lovely experience from immigration office (even just to extend a stay from 30 to 90 days).
But you know.. the Chinola, tamarindo, piña, sweet lemon, moro, bandera dominicana, openness and welcoming feeling when you try your best at a broken spanish. Oh the culture, merengue, bachata, salsa and salsas - chimichurri, plátano and hundres of different viveres. Yummy, that's right for the tummy.
And then I didn't even start mentioning the beaches (you know, the ones that most tourists doesn't even know exists), the view of the mountains and the views from the mountains while drinking a presidente vestida de novia.
I've been here just a bit more than a month and I already love it. The charm this country has overrules pretty much all the bad things.
Anyway. That's me and my observations so far.
PS. Qué es lo opuesto de plátano?
BR//
I was so fortunate to find a lovely dominican (atleast I think I found her and not the other way around) two years ago in my home country. We went on a short trip to DR to visit family in '16, and now we are here again for 5 months.
If my/our plan goes well we will be spending a lot of our time here in the future. No plans yet as of moving, but that is definitely on the table.
I love the country despite
Suicidal motos without light
Strong headlights in the evening
Trash everywhere
Lack of organization (anywhere)
Endless crave to cheat foreigners to pay at least double the price
Mosquitos
Lack and breakdown of electricity
Lack and breakdown of water
Neighbor singing religious songs loud
Comedor playing Romeo Santos
Sales guy on commission to bring you to the salto or whales, and blocking your way on the road trying to do so
Kids playing on the autopista in the night
The urge to put sugar in everything, or if it is not sugar, honey
Chinese pick-a-pollo on the sunday when everything else is closed
Polution and burning and endless burnings
The lovely experience from immigration office (even just to extend a stay from 30 to 90 days).
But you know.. the Chinola, tamarindo, piña, sweet lemon, moro, bandera dominicana, openness and welcoming feeling when you try your best at a broken spanish. Oh the culture, merengue, bachata, salsa and salsas - chimichurri, plátano and hundres of different viveres. Yummy, that's right for the tummy.
And then I didn't even start mentioning the beaches (you know, the ones that most tourists doesn't even know exists), the view of the mountains and the views from the mountains while drinking a presidente vestida de novia.
I've been here just a bit more than a month and I already love it. The charm this country has overrules pretty much all the bad things.
Anyway. That's me and my observations so far.
PS. Qué es lo opuesto de plátano?
BR//
