Just got back from an amazing 2 week vacation...oh yes....2 weeks. It has been a blast. First there was Semana Santa, like i told you guys so everyone in the entire country was off celebrating that. The second week my Aunt and Uncle came to town to visit and put me up at the Barcelo resort with them! Man, was that nice. All you can eat, air conditioned rooms, hot water(most of the time) and comfy beds. It doesnt get much better than that.
So Semana Santa started off by hanging out in Moca. Heather and I rode our bikes 2 hours straight to get to the Hermanas Mirabal Museum. Who are the Hermanas Mirabal you may ask? Well look here! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabal_sisters
It was quite a fight to get there so we decided to hitchhike back to her house. Luckily a truck stopped to give us a ride and they happened to be going right by her neighborhood! so we rode with our bikes in the back of a truck filled with empty chicken crates, haha (hence my facebook pic).
Midway through the week another volunteers(Carly) parents came into town so we all enjoyed a free night out in Santiago, gracias a sus padres.
On Saturday i headed up to another volunteers(Topher) house in the mountains towards puerto plata and hung out with him and another volunteer (Chandler). We hung out in the local river and enjoyed some good tunes and good people. Very chill.
Sunday, I made the trek over to the wonderful Barcelo all-inclusive beach resort to meet up with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins. They stayed until Friday and we did all sorts of stuff. We went on a cable car ride up to the top of this small mountain which had amazing views of the country. Then we went and jumped off some 12 waterfalls in Imbert for half of a day, that was fun. We ventured to Santiago to visit my site but i had forgotten my keys so we couldnt get into my apartment. We did manage to rig up a ladder and my 2 cousins and I climbed through the window for a bit, haha. We went to Cabarete the next day to enjoy the beach, and then friday the left. It was a much needed break :) and i was so glad they had a good time. I loved showing them around my little island. Seriously, if anyone wants a free tour guide, im your guy!
Now its back to reality. This weekend is a readjustment period and then i start a new small-business class on Tuesday. Im pretty excited about this one, well see how many kids show up. Also filling out a grant to get cement floors and tin roofs at a neighbor community, and working on helping paint the basketball court in my community.
Oh! we also celebrating my little neighbors ChaCha's 3rd birthday. We went to McDonalds and had chocolate sundaes. Haha she wore this little dress and a crown. It was the cutest thing ever! She doesnt look very happy in the picture with me, but trust me, she loves me, haha.
Good things happening, staying busy, living the life, poor as dirt, haha. Thats about it for now. Hablamos.
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