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Starting Sunday 29th October we will be having scheduled chat events.
Everyone is welcome and any suggestions would be appreciated.
To gain access to the chat please use the address below.
Feel free to have a play and become familiar with the chat.
If you experience any problems please email me.
Email: webmaster@dr1.com
Chat Room: http://www.dr1.com/expat/
Sunday, 29 October from 9-10 pm
***** Any good fares left to the DR for Xmas *****
Ray Modesto has specialized in booking tickets for travel to the DR.
He is developing an expertise at locating the cheaper fares.
Topic: Tickets and travel to the DR
Sunday, 5 November from 9-10 pm
*** Whale watching in Samana ***
Ken De Pree, formerly the superintendent of several
school districts in Michigan and New York, arrived in
Samana on his sailboat in 1986 and lived aboard there
with his wife until 1997. During those years, he
researched the humpback whales that winter near Samana
and shared his findings in "Whales of Samana", which
is also available in German, French, and Spanish.
From 1997 until moving into an apartment in Sosua in
August, he cruised the Caribbean on his boat.
Topic: whale watching in Samana and the humpback whales
Sunday, 12 November from 9-10 pm
*** Doing Business in the DR ***
The country's leading free trade agreement negotiator,
Frederic Emam Zad? knows the Dominican government and business sectors as
few others. He is an economist from the University of Chicago, and is one of
the founders of the Dominican Securities Exchange. He will share his
experiences on Doing Business in the DR in 2000.
Topic: Doing Business in the DR in 2000, what's happening, what's coming.
Sunday, 19 November from 9-10 pm
*** Judicial System ***
Fabio Guzm?n is a leading Dominican lawyer who understands
Dominican law and can explain it to his English, French or Spanish speaking
clients in layman's language. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, he returned home to the DR to study law at the Universidad
Cat?lica Madre y Maestra and join the successful law practice founded by his
father many years ago. As a law practitioner, Mr. Guzm?n has in-depth
experience in servicing the needs of the foreign investor in the Dominican
Republic, especially in the areas of Real Estate Law, Hotel and Resort
Development, Estate Planning, and Business & Corporate Law.
Topic: Unraveling the Dominican judicial system. How to avoid being treated
differently as a foreigner.
Sunday, 26 November from 9-10 pm
*** Health Care ***
One of the country's leading gastroenterologists, Alberto
Santana had worked for 10 years in leading UK hospitals before returning to
practice in Santo Domingo. He knows who is who and what is what in the
Dominican medical world.
Topic: Health care in the DR, what to expect.
Sunday, December 3, 2000 from 9-10 pm.
*** Living in Santo Domingo ***
Wife of an international corporate executive, for
years Deborah Sanchez has been relocating to different countries. After a
five year stay in the DR, she returned for a second time. This time she
co-founded a business, Expat Relocation Services to share her experience
with others. Deborah is also an author of several chapters in the "Living in
Santo Domingo" book available at this site.
Topic: How different is living in the DR from Living in major cities in the
US or Europe?
Sunday, 10 December from 9-10 pm
*** Christmas in Santo Domingo ***
Sandra Lluberes. A chef by vocation and profession, Sandra Lluberes is a
local caterer and lover of gourmet dinners. Her Christmas "pastel en hojas"
are a favorite order at Christmas time.
Topic: Christmas and New Year dinner traditions in the DR.
More on the way...
Everyone is welcome and any suggestions would be appreciated.
To gain access to the chat please use the address below.
Feel free to have a play and become familiar with the chat.
If you experience any problems please email me.
Email: webmaster@dr1.com
Chat Room: http://www.dr1.com/expat/
Sunday, 29 October from 9-10 pm
***** Any good fares left to the DR for Xmas *****
Ray Modesto has specialized in booking tickets for travel to the DR.
He is developing an expertise at locating the cheaper fares.
Topic: Tickets and travel to the DR
Sunday, 5 November from 9-10 pm
*** Whale watching in Samana ***
Ken De Pree, formerly the superintendent of several
school districts in Michigan and New York, arrived in
Samana on his sailboat in 1986 and lived aboard there
with his wife until 1997. During those years, he
researched the humpback whales that winter near Samana
and shared his findings in "Whales of Samana", which
is also available in German, French, and Spanish.
From 1997 until moving into an apartment in Sosua in
August, he cruised the Caribbean on his boat.
Topic: whale watching in Samana and the humpback whales
Sunday, 12 November from 9-10 pm
*** Doing Business in the DR ***
The country's leading free trade agreement negotiator,
Frederic Emam Zad? knows the Dominican government and business sectors as
few others. He is an economist from the University of Chicago, and is one of
the founders of the Dominican Securities Exchange. He will share his
experiences on Doing Business in the DR in 2000.
Topic: Doing Business in the DR in 2000, what's happening, what's coming.
Sunday, 19 November from 9-10 pm
*** Judicial System ***
Fabio Guzm?n is a leading Dominican lawyer who understands
Dominican law and can explain it to his English, French or Spanish speaking
clients in layman's language. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, he returned home to the DR to study law at the Universidad
Cat?lica Madre y Maestra and join the successful law practice founded by his
father many years ago. As a law practitioner, Mr. Guzm?n has in-depth
experience in servicing the needs of the foreign investor in the Dominican
Republic, especially in the areas of Real Estate Law, Hotel and Resort
Development, Estate Planning, and Business & Corporate Law.
Topic: Unraveling the Dominican judicial system. How to avoid being treated
differently as a foreigner.
Sunday, 26 November from 9-10 pm
*** Health Care ***
One of the country's leading gastroenterologists, Alberto
Santana had worked for 10 years in leading UK hospitals before returning to
practice in Santo Domingo. He knows who is who and what is what in the
Dominican medical world.
Topic: Health care in the DR, what to expect.
Sunday, December 3, 2000 from 9-10 pm.
*** Living in Santo Domingo ***
Wife of an international corporate executive, for
years Deborah Sanchez has been relocating to different countries. After a
five year stay in the DR, she returned for a second time. This time she
co-founded a business, Expat Relocation Services to share her experience
with others. Deborah is also an author of several chapters in the "Living in
Santo Domingo" book available at this site.
Topic: How different is living in the DR from Living in major cities in the
US or Europe?
Sunday, 10 December from 9-10 pm
*** Christmas in Santo Domingo ***
Sandra Lluberes. A chef by vocation and profession, Sandra Lluberes is a
local caterer and lover of gourmet dinners. Her Christmas "pastel en hojas"
are a favorite order at Christmas time.
Topic: Christmas and New Year dinner traditions in the DR.
More on the way...