Friday, December 19, 2014

 Slow Food Movement in the Dominican Republic! 
This is the garden down the street from the hotel I stayed at with my uncle outside La Romana

December 3



One of the many fun things we did during Tony's visit!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

November 27


The best Thanksgiving I could ask for!  Glad you could join us, Tony!
November 10

Casa de Campo with these lovely ladies!!

They gave me the grand tour!


Showing off all my yachts in the marina!

This is how we got around!




 
I was so interested in how the Tainos used cotton.             I don't think I was supposed to touch this...



 Landscapes for my grandfather!



 Marc Anthony got married here the day after I took this.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

November 8

Today was a more relaxing day!  That is, for me and Drew!

Thanks for these, Drew, I took them from facebook :)

My grandfather demands more landscapes, I will gladly comply:

We went to a Toros game!


I met the guy who wrote the theme song that you hear in this video:



November 7

I arrived in La Romana yesterday, Thursday, and had dinner with Uncle Neil and the whole board.

Today, I joined the board to visit the churches they all support.

This is the school on the property of the church in Punta Cana


It had been raining a lot, so from the roof, you can see the pool in the parking lot.


I heard Anthony Bordain say on his travel show that the rebar sticking out from the roof is a symbol of hope: they may not have the money to build a second floor now, but one day they will.


This is a class in gym class.


This is my uncle explaining the water purification process of a project he put together earlier this year.  They are currently looking to hire someone to train and put to work providing clean water for the pueblo.  Not only will it be a cheaper and more convenient alternative for the people who live near, it will also provide income for the congregation.  


November 6

Got into La Romana just in time for Ryan and his family to pick me up on the way to dinner.  
Ryan was an excellent host the whole weekend!  Thanks to them!

Look who I ran into in La Republica Dominicana!