(Written on Sept. 28 at 2:00am) Twelve hours ago, two men were shot outside of my apartment building. No, no, avid reader, do not fret; I was un...

I belong in Europe. I’ve never had any doubt in my mind about that. Even as a child I knew that I wanted to live in Europe. So, why am I not th...

The upcoming presidential election in the DR will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008. The candidate have been publicizing through poster, billboar...

If you are driving out to Playa Rincon (near Las Galeras, Samana), you must stop and visit the Iguanario. The Iguanario, briefly mentioned in The R...

If you happen to be visiting Las Galeras, you need to stop by Paradise Restaurant. Their Piña Coladas are fabulous. We went there three different ...

Drinking milk out of a boxBeing unable to drink water out of the faucetsWalking to the grocery storeBeing unable to buy frozen foods at the grocery...

So, I have just recently got into watching “Lost.”  (I know, I know…everyone  has been watching it for years, but I’m not a very ...

It has been a rough month. I can’t even fully explain why. Maybe it is just because it is February. I’ve always found that February is the hard...

This week has been a breakthrough week for all off my choirs. I don’t know why it has happened at the same time for every class, usually it is ...

Well, as my life has been rather hectic the last few months, I have not had a chance to blog, until now. I have made a realization of extreme imp...

I almost always pay $120 pesos (a little under $4 US). Just say you won’t pay any more than that, most of the time once the realize that I’m no...

My weekend in Bavaro (September 21-23) was amazing! By far the best time that I have had since coming here. The water was amazing, the hotel was gr...

            Well, it has been a while since I’ve written much, and many memories have be...

I have officially started my third week of teaching here in this country. From this point on, things should fly by a bit smoother, I think. I am st...

              Two new firsts today. Today was the first time I rode in a taxi here...

            So, today was the first day that I had a maid come to my house. I don’t know h...

           I have officially been living in my new country for one week now. And what an extremel...

Only 6 more days to go! Packing has been…crazy. Thankfully I am almost done. I’ve got all of my paperwork ready to go (what a relief!). It’s ...

I will be moving in 15 days to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. My Facebook has been dutifully counting down the days for the last two and half...