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Day 5

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August 31st 2005
Today is the fifth day we’ve been here and it already feels like a month at least. But we’ve been doing so much, we’ve seen so many new places and met so many new people. School starts tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to it. I found out today that I made it into the upper level and that feels great because I’d rather that the course is a bit too difficult than too easy. I’d ra ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Cabarete

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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