Saturday, November 18
More ... Life on the Street (Part 3) ... I think
One of the zapato venders (shoe salesmen).
How about a goldfish for your apartment?
The lottery scratch-off ticket guys.
The crazy halleluja guy. There is a story to this one. In times past when I would be down here, this guy drove all day long up and down the street on his motorcycle yelling halleluja. Evidently he has found God and is spreading the word. Sooooo everyone would yell halleluja back at him when he passed by. This trip he is driving this red SUV and is no longer yelling to everyone. I guess Jesus sent him some money.
My favorite money-changer guy.
The snow-cone guy.
Las ropas (clothes) sales girl.
The CD/DVD girl. This girl is a friend of mine. She walks the streets all day, every day. Always has a smile on her face.
This was a fun picture. There are massage girls all over the place. So when I walked by with my camera they were after me big time to get a massage. I told them I didn't need a massage, but really wanted their picture. They all grouped up together and posed for me. $400 pesos for an hour ($12) and $300 pesos for half an hour ($9). I imagine more if the client requests a "complete" (completo) massage. I didn't ask if that was also offered, but usually is.
La policia. This is new this trip. By and large the police have no vehicles down here. Kind of hard to control crime when you have nothing to travel to the crime site in. But, this time they are patrolling the streets in this vehicle. Here the police are not to be trusted. They are all corrupt and will rarely do anything for you without a payment on the side. The general rule is, no matter what happens, don't let the police know who you are if you are a gringo living here.
The "flower for your novia" guy. Novia means girlfriend.
Another shoe salesman.
One of the best things about being here is the life on the streets. The streets are always alive with people and activity. Whenever I return to the states, the first thing I notice is how orderly and boring the streets are.
Stay Tuned!
More ... Life on the Street (Part 3) ... I think
One of the zapato venders (shoe salesmen).
How about a goldfish for your apartment?
The lottery scratch-off ticket guys.
The crazy halleluja guy. There is a story to this one. In times past when I would be down here, this guy drove all day long up and down the street on his motorcycle yelling halleluja. Evidently he has found God and is spreading the word. Sooooo everyone would yell halleluja back at him when he passed by. This trip he is driving this red SUV and is no longer yelling to everyone. I guess Jesus sent him some money.
My favorite money-changer guy.
The snow-cone guy.
Las ropas (clothes) sales girl.
The CD/DVD girl. This girl is a friend of mine. She walks the streets all day, every day. Always has a smile on her face.
This was a fun picture. There are massage girls all over the place. So when I walked by with my camera they were after me big time to get a massage. I told them I didn't need a massage, but really wanted their picture. They all grouped up together and posed for me. $400 pesos for an hour ($12) and $300 pesos for half an hour ($9). I imagine more if the client requests a "complete" (completo) massage. I didn't ask if that was also offered, but usually is.
La policia. This is new this trip. By and large the police have no vehicles down here. Kind of hard to control crime when you have nothing to travel to the crime site in. But, this time they are patrolling the streets in this vehicle. Here the police are not to be trusted. They are all corrupt and will rarely do anything for you without a payment on the side. The general rule is, no matter what happens, don't let the police know who you are if you are a gringo living here.
The "flower for your novia" guy. Novia means girlfriend. 
Another shoe salesman.One of the best things about being here is the life on the streets. The streets are always alive with people and activity. Whenever I return to the states, the first thing I notice is how orderly and boring the streets are.
Stay Tuned!
posted by Miguel at 7:32 AM
2 Comments:
This is such a pleasure looking at your photos remembering all those vendors in Sosua. Like you, the CD/DVD girl is my favorite, always with a smile. I bought a lot of CD and DVD from her last winter.
Miguel, you should post your photos in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sosuadominicanrepublic/
You could make an album called "Sosua's vendors"
chow
Nice blog!
Scott
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