Hi everybody!
I'm planning a linguistic immersion in RD (Santo Domingo, precisely) in June 08, and my various readings brought up a few unanswered questions... I've been an avid reader on this forum since I came back from my first DR trip a few weeks ago and I thought maybe you could answer me! Here it goes...
The IIC (instituto intercultural del Caribe) was mentionned quite a few times as the one and only place to do business with... anybody ever heard of them or did business with them? Are they really reliable?
Moreover, I gotta choose between living in a "middle class" (says the companies) dominican family or on my own in "Residence-city"... now while this is more of a personnal preference, I was mainly concern by safety... being sheltered by a local family sounds appealing, but it isn't risk-free. As for being on my own... well, again: security concerns, since it looks like I'm going alone. I've tried to plan my trip through agencies, but has anybody ever did something similar on his/her own?
Any feedback regarding the project will be appreciated, really!
(But I've already heard the "you're crazy, go somewhere safer" by family and friends! :glasses
Mademoizaile Jo
I'm planning a linguistic immersion in RD (Santo Domingo, precisely) in June 08, and my various readings brought up a few unanswered questions... I've been an avid reader on this forum since I came back from my first DR trip a few weeks ago and I thought maybe you could answer me! Here it goes...
The IIC (instituto intercultural del Caribe) was mentionned quite a few times as the one and only place to do business with... anybody ever heard of them or did business with them? Are they really reliable?
Moreover, I gotta choose between living in a "middle class" (says the companies) dominican family or on my own in "Residence-city"... now while this is more of a personnal preference, I was mainly concern by safety... being sheltered by a local family sounds appealing, but it isn't risk-free. As for being on my own... well, again: security concerns, since it looks like I'm going alone. I've tried to plan my trip through agencies, but has anybody ever did something similar on his/her own?
Any feedback regarding the project will be appreciated, really!
(But I've already heard the "you're crazy, go somewhere safer" by family and friends! :glasses
Mademoizaile Jo