Thursday, December 28 (jueves, 28 de diciembre)
Dominican Baseball Playoffs ... Aquilas de Cibaenas defeated Licey 5-3 and Gigantes del Cibao won over Toros de Azucareros (sugar cane cutters) 8-3 Tuesday night in the 1st of 16 games in the semifinal 'round robin' round of the playoffs. I do not yet have last night's scores. Las Aguilas played the Toros in La Romana.
Los Charamicos ... Today's entry contains some of the pictures I have taken in my walks around Los Charamicos. If you are not familiar with Sosua, Los Charamicos is the mostly dominican area located on the other side of the beach. There are quite a few 'gringos' who live there, but Los Charamicos is much more dominican than here in El Batay.
It is very easy to get lost in Los Charamicos. The streets wind around with no particular grid to get used to. More than once, I have walked and walked and then not been able to find my way out. No problem, just wave down a motoconcho and ride out with him.
A street scene in Los Charamicos.
This is a small tienda located next to the bus station. I went in there one day for a bottle of water and stayed quite awhile. The lady is Esmeralda. She is pictured with her brother and his daughter. The brother spent quite a lot of time trying to get me interested in his sister. Esmeralda is...lets say, unusually well endowed and her brother spared no effort in making sure I was aware of this...like I could really miss them. Esmeralda was excited by all the attention ... but alas ... she is not my type. They were very nice and I enjoyed the hour or so I spent with them. Another example of living in la cultura de machismo.
La Restaurante Centro (pictured above) is probably the best seafood restaurant in Sosua. It is nothing fancy, but they have great conch, red snapper, octopus and much more. It is reasonably priced and the atmosphere is totally dominican.
This is my new friend Yulissa. Yuli works in a clothing store in Los Charamicos with my good friend Yomari. Yulissa es muy timida (teeee me da) (very timid) and I always find that quality appealing in a dominicana. I hope one day to find the time to take her to dinner.
The, always busy, basketball court in Los Charamicos.
Super Santo colmado.
Two ladies working in a fresh fruit stand very near the Los Charamicos entrance to la playa.
Another street scene in Los Charamicos.
There are always many kids to take pictures of when I am out on my walks.
This tienda sells mostly furniture. I found a desk that I really want for my apartment in this store. But, it is expensive ... $3800 pesos (approximately $115 USD) and I am going to have to wait. Am considering putting together a 'make do' desk made out of Presidente beer cases and a big sheet of plywood to use on a temporary basis. I seriously need a computer desk in my apartment.
Yomari! She is so awesome and a great friend. I have known her for over a year. She always has this big smile and her hugs are the best. I am also friends with her sister, who is now in la capital (Santo Domingo). I never go to Los Charamicos without stopping to see Yomari. Talk about finding the perfect dominican wife...this girl would be the best...but I am not looking for that...at least not now.
A mother and her two daughters sitting outside their casa. I stopped to talk to them for awhile and they were happy to pose for me.
A fruit stand in Los Charamicos.
Word for the day ... decir (to say) ... Learning to conjugate this verb is necessary to speak spanish.
Yo digo (dee go) = I said
Ella dice (dee say) = She said
diga mi (dee ga) = Tell me
Life Is Good ... Ademas (more later)!
Dominican Baseball Playoffs ... Aquilas de Cibaenas defeated Licey 5-3 and Gigantes del Cibao won over Toros de Azucareros (sugar cane cutters) 8-3 Tuesday night in the 1st of 16 games in the semifinal 'round robin' round of the playoffs. I do not yet have last night's scores. Las Aguilas played the Toros in La Romana.
Los Charamicos ... Today's entry contains some of the pictures I have taken in my walks around Los Charamicos. If you are not familiar with Sosua, Los Charamicos is the mostly dominican area located on the other side of the beach. There are quite a few 'gringos' who live there, but Los Charamicos is much more dominican than here in El Batay.
It is very easy to get lost in Los Charamicos. The streets wind around with no particular grid to get used to. More than once, I have walked and walked and then not been able to find my way out. No problem, just wave down a motoconcho and ride out with him.
A street scene in Los Charamicos.
This is a small tienda located next to the bus station. I went in there one day for a bottle of water and stayed quite awhile. The lady is Esmeralda. She is pictured with her brother and his daughter. The brother spent quite a lot of time trying to get me interested in his sister. Esmeralda is...lets say, unusually well endowed and her brother spared no effort in making sure I was aware of this...like I could really miss them. Esmeralda was excited by all the attention ... but alas ... she is not my type. They were very nice and I enjoyed the hour or so I spent with them. Another example of living in la cultura de machismo.
La Restaurante Centro (pictured above) is probably the best seafood restaurant in Sosua. It is nothing fancy, but they have great conch, red snapper, octopus and much more. It is reasonably priced and the atmosphere is totally dominican.
This is my new friend Yulissa. Yuli works in a clothing store in Los Charamicos with my good friend Yomari. Yulissa es muy timida (teeee me da) (very timid) and I always find that quality appealing in a dominicana. I hope one day to find the time to take her to dinner.
The, always busy, basketball court in Los Charamicos.
Super Santo colmado.
Two ladies working in a fresh fruit stand very near the Los Charamicos entrance to la playa.
Another street scene in Los Charamicos.
There are always many kids to take pictures of when I am out on my walks.
This tienda sells mostly furniture. I found a desk that I really want for my apartment in this store. But, it is expensive ... $3800 pesos (approximately $115 USD) and I am going to have to wait. Am considering putting together a 'make do' desk made out of Presidente beer cases and a big sheet of plywood to use on a temporary basis. I seriously need a computer desk in my apartment.
Yomari! She is so awesome and a great friend. I have known her for over a year. She always has this big smile and her hugs are the best. I am also friends with her sister, who is now in la capital (Santo Domingo). I never go to Los Charamicos without stopping to see Yomari. Talk about finding the perfect dominican wife...this girl would be the best...but I am not looking for that...at least not now.
A mother and her two daughters sitting outside their casa. I stopped to talk to them for awhile and they were happy to pose for me.
A fruit stand in Los Charamicos.Word for the day ... decir (to say) ... Learning to conjugate this verb is necessary to speak spanish.
Yo digo (dee go) = I said
Ella dice (dee say) = She said
diga mi (dee ga) = Tell me
Life Is Good ... Ademas (more later)!
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