Ex and I

Love in the Time of Dengue (or more recently Cholera)

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November 6th 2010
Ella se fue de la ventana - she went through the window Se la llevó - he took her (away) These are the phrases used in my community to explain when people get “married” here. And I would say this is still the area of the rural culture here that most frustrates and confuses me. Marriage, in most senses in my area, does not mean any formal agreement, nor even any pre thought out plan, it u ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic

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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 islan... ... read more