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I want to go back to the Dominican Republic

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I think after my busy weekend and considering how dragged out I’m feeling it would be really nice to have a holiday. Ok, I can dream can’t I?

If we were going to take a vacation I think it’d be nice to go to the Caribbean. My husband has been to Europe (I haven’t), but he’s never been to any of the Caribbean islands. What a shame! My brother used to LIVE in the Caribbean and I feel very thankful that as a young teenage I was able to visit him for a whole summer.

Imagine that? A whole summer on a Caribbean island. What I wouldn’t give to do that once more!

The island I was lucky enough to live on briefly was the Dominican Republic. I also visited Haiti while in the D.R. I suppose I should expand my travel experiences and visit other Caribbean Islands but I just adored Dominican Republic, it’s friendly people, the mountains, the beaches, the food – everything. So, yes, I want to go back. Plus, it would be interesting to see how much the places that I remember visiting have changed since I was last there. I know there’s a lot more resorts there now!

We lived in the small village of Bonao in the center of the country. However, each weekend we’d visit popular areas of Dominican Republic such as the capital city Santo Domingo. I loved going to the markets, buying amber jewelery, embroidered clothing and tasty treats like tamarind balls. Yummy. A sweet and sour treat that’s absolutely delicious.

Also, when I think of fantastic ice cream I always remember the ice cream I had while in Dominican Republic. Their vanilla ice cream was the best I’ve ever tasted and believe me- I’m not a fan of Vanilla ice cream, but I’d eat D.R. vanilla ice cream again. Oh and the chocolate ice cream too … it had a hint of nutmeg spice in it I believe. I’m a chocolate lover and I swear that was the best chocolate ice cream ever.

If you ever go to the Dominican Republic you should visit the beaches of Puerto Plata, Susua, and the city of Santiago as well as the capital Santo Domingo. The island has a rich history and culture. I’m sure that you’d have an enjoyable time there between the resorts, fantastic beaches, tasty food and I believe, some of the friendliest people in the world.

I love the island and I suppose it’s no wonder I do. It was a teenage fantasy to live on an island like that for a summer. I learned how to Salsa and meringue while there, and my brother hired one of the local residents to teach me Dominican Spanish which I still remember how to speak to this day. Why wouldn’t I want to go back.

You can learn more about Dominican Republic and all the Caribbean islands if you visit the first link in this post. It’s a guide to the Caribbean and it has great information about each islands culture, geography, activities, and all of the island attractions. You’ll even find information on how to get to the various Caribbean islands, hotels and resorts on the Caribbean guide. It’s definitely a site worth bookmarking if you’re trying to decide which island to vacation on.

For now I’ll just dream of my time in the D.R. and hope that I’ll soon be able to plan a vacation there with my husband. I’d love to show him the whole Country since I think I’ve been just about every where in the Dominican Republic.





What a beautiful photo

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I love this photo!

To me it seems like the mother and baby elephant are laughing together as the sun sets.

I’m envious of my brothers. One lived in Africa for a few years, and another recently went there for a holiday. The holiday brother has also been to India recently and both of my brothers have likely seen sites like this one – or at least these animals in the wild.

One day I’d like to see a sight like this with my own eyes. How glorious that would be.

It’ll be quiet around here soon

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Haha! I think it’s going to be a little quieter around here for a while! Our noisy neighbors are going on vacation! An orlando vacation. Yeah!

I think they are leaving sometime next week and they’ll be gone for at least a week. No more karaoke parties for a while! No more tuba or electric guitar vibrating through my walls. Yeahhhhh!

Then, as I said the other day, they might also be moving! They’re going to put their house up for sale sometime in September to test the market. Oh I hope that they get an offer or two! Their house is a corner lot which I’ve heard are harder to sell, but then they have almost twice the yard space of everyone else in the neighborhood so that might help them sell.

Oh I can’t wait for them to go on their holiday and then maybe move away.

My list of vacation spots is growing

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Do you have a wish list of places that you like to visit sometime? It seems that my list grows longer and longer instead of getting shorter as I check off countries and sites from my list! Some day, some day.

One of the countries that Chris and I would like to visit is England and other areas of the UK like Cardiff, Wales.

My husband and I both have roots in the UK. His are mostly Irish, while mine is a mix of English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish (with surprisingly a little native Indian thrown in for good measure). So you can probably see why we are interested in visiting the UK.

We’d definitely want to stay in London for a while. I want to be able to afford to visit all the places that we’re interested in so we’ll be looking for fairly Cheap Hotels in London. There are so many things we’d love to see there such as Buckingham palace, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, the London Aquarium and many other well known sites.

Then as I said earlier I’d want to visit Cardiff, to trace some of my ancestry. I’ll have to look into Cardiff Hotels or perhaps a nice little bed and breakfast. I actually think I’m more interested in going to Cardiff than London!

If we can have a long enough vacation I’d love to go to several places in the Uk such as Ireland, but if we don’t have a very long vacation we’ll stay mostly in the London area. Hopefully we’ll be able to visit Manchester and naturally find a great Manchester hotel to stay in. If we go to Manchester we’ll probably visit it’s many museums and perhaps take in a football game.

What countries, cities or sites are on your wish list to visit?

Study abroad with NRCSA

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If you’ve ever thought of traveling to another country for your education you might be interested in taking a look at the NRCSA website and their NRCSA Study Abroad Programs. They have programs in 39 countries.

You could travel to Japan or Germany or any of the other countries listed to learn a foreign language. You could also travel to another country to take executive and professional courses, study to become a member of the clergy, law enforcement, medical profession, to become a social worker or to attend university in the country of you choice.

NRCSA has been working to provide the best programs for students from around the world since 1968.

If you’ve wanted to expand your career options or travel abroad for an education and have an experience that’s sure to be memorable visit the NRCSA website and see what programs interest you.

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