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Background: Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin BALAGUER became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. The Dominican economy has had one of the fastest growth rates in the hemisphere over the past decade.




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I am going to try to post the picture of my view from my room. I took this pic sitting on my bed. [View Full Entry]

lauren92677 - Lauren Zeiner | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 12th 2008 | 47 Views | [diary=333609]


And now to something completely different - My life at the Ranch where I work and live. Though I had no idea what to expect, I guess I had put a mental hope in my head of the easy-going nature and diversity of a hostel or the welcome feeling of being a guest at a hotel. What I immediately felt upon entering, however, was the feeling of walking in on a family that was pre-occupied with their lives. It was kind of like the scene in Running Scissors where Augustine enters and finds out he’s staying at the Finch house. I [View Full Entry]

Keeeeith - Keith Pieschek | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 12th 2008 | 104 Views | [diary=333697]

Oh so pretty...and a dead cockroach
The work station
Nightly chat with Lone

Well I’m finally here! I traveled all day yesterday and was too tired to post a blog, last night. I have a great hotel room at the Hilton. It’s small but I have an awesome view of the pool and the ocean. Looks like the Hotel sits right on the water! I don’t have much to report now, I just woke up and I haven’t explored yet. It’s pretty funny how everyone here speaks Spanish and they ask me questions I don’t understand. Even after I tell them “I don’t speak Spanish” they still try to ask me stuff, in Spanish. [View Full Entry]

lauren92677 - Lauren Zeiner | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 12th 2008 | 41 Views | [diary=333515]


I awoke to Sosuá. A little but very busy town. I have to say it almost resembles to the Canary Islands, just with less cheap girls but there again more “chicas” who charge for sex. There are bars and clubs everywhere, and girls on every corner. The corners the girls don’t inhabit are occupied by men who carry wads of money and shout out change to anyone who passes by. I wondered around trying to find out where I was and where I could go as I had heard they had some great beaches here. I wondered down the “strip” and [View Full Entry]

Toons - Toons | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 1st 2008 | 709 Views | [diary=340614]

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Another week in Los Quemados, Bonao. My second and last week in Los Quemados past quickly. In the day time Keith and I worked on the publicity. In one way it was a blessing to sit inside by the fans in the heat, but at the same time I could see my body getting paler and paler, which is juts wrong when in the Caribbean. After hearing my boss shouting at everyone and generally treating people with no respect, I decided that maybe it was time to move on to another destination, as I would soon blow up if not! He [View Full Entry]

Toons - Toons | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 9th 2008 | 96 Views | [diary=332500]

The little Chef
Njapa
Jameson

Hello One and All! I am so sorry this has been so long but the past couple weeks have been quite hectic, and without internet readily available for use, it makes it much harder. I also want to say that fotos will be up in due time, I have so many to show!! So I think that last time I wrote was mostly about my dona, which I have a new lil story about her. She asked me about a week ago if I could do her eyebrows and of course I enthusiastically agreed. So finally I had a spare hour [View Full Entry]

Natmo - Natalie Moses | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 5th 2008 | 68 Views | [diary=331125]


The weekend  After work on Friday Keith and I had plans to go out, but as Marshall had decided for us to go on an excursion the next day we decided to leave it for Saturday in stead, but we did end up sharing a bottle of wine by the stream anyway ;) Keith is just so great; he is so easy to become fond of and to become friends with. He is so tolerant, laid back, kind, and funny. We staid up until midnight talking before heading off to our rooms. Laying i8n bed that night the thought of [View Full Entry]

Toons - Toons | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 7th 2008 | 97 Views | [diary=331945]

Stick insect
Saturday morning Breakfast
Saturday morning breakfast

After my first night at the ranch I awoke to a sunny morning. I went to the office and sat down at the computers with Keith and the boss. Keith is an American also volunteering here, helping out with the marketing and publicity. He is 27, and absolutely fabulous. He is kind, always in a good mood, chatty, great sense of humor, handsome, gay, always laughing, and my partner in crime here ;) I am working as a volunteer at the Ranch, helping them out with their marketing and publicity. I work from 9-17 Mon.-Fri., and I get accommodation and [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 7th 2008 | 100 Views | [diary=331670]

Horses at the Ranch
More Horses
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I don’t know why I always thought writing came so easily. I’ve been meaning to write for the past…ohh what is it now, month or so, to write. A blog, a journal entry, a story. All of the above. But now, Thursday, October 09, 2008 is the first time I’m taking time to write. If I was waiting for a lightening strike of inspiration, I certainly haven’t seen it. Perhaps it happened behind me and by the time I turned to look, it had come and gone. And behind me was just the same. But, let’s not be too poetic or [View Full Entry]

Keeeeith - Keith Pieschek | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 10th 2008 | 117 Views | [diary=333057]

Old Building
Me at restaurant
Tomas, Miguel, Me

Okay! I finally was able to add pictures! They are kinda of random, here, there, and everywhere, sorry. Now I must share two encouraging experiences. First, last Friday I returned to Manabao to try to find my deaf study, Faustina. On the way up the mountain I came upon a group of school girls, all in there Khaki pants and baby blue polos. I offered them some tracts. Some refused, others happily accepted(it seemed). Further up the Mountain Lily (my preaching partner) recognized another girl and her group of classmates. We started talking with them. They walked with us for about [View Full Entry]

Quinners - Quinn Hering | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 29th 2008 | 316 Views | [diary=329121]

Rosemary and Quinn
Alexandra
Lily Interpreting