 | random trip
2008-06-28, juan don AKA santo domingo, Dominican Republic. By: kyleR | | So it all started one day when me my girlfriend and two friends decided to go to mexico for a month and just do nothing.
so were scrimping and saving , we manage to get the apartment we wanted paid o... |
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 | 3 weeks down, 1 to go
2008-04-20, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Hi Everyone!
Three weeks have passed and I don't really know where the time went. We were just talking about how in a week from now we will back in the classroom. This will definitely be a crazy ... |
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| Third week slump
2008-04-16, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Hi everyone!
We are into the middle of the third week and everyone is fighting sickness/tiredness. Luckily mine is only the fatigue part and not the sickness. However, clinic has been extremely r... |
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| End of week 2
2008-04-14, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Hi Everyone,
I know it has been a while since I've written, but it just means we have been really busy lately. Last week finished in a rush since we were trying to make up for the Wednesday we mis... |
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 | A day off!
2008-04-09, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Hola Todos!
Time for a mid week update. I actually have some time to write today because work was canceled for all of us today. As I mentioned in earlier writings, it is close to election time he... |
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| We Survived
2008-04-06, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | We made it back from the campo today. It was actually way nicer than we had all anticipated. Most of the houses even had indoor toilets that flushed. They couldn't flush toilet paper so you just ha... |
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| Off to the mountains!
2008-04-04, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Today marks the end of our first week! I can't believe how time flies! Anyways, this entry has to be quick because we are leaving in about 30 minutes to drive three hours into the mountains to our c... |
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 | The Batay
2008-04-03, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | After finishing in the clinic yesterday we headed out to the batay. This is a small, poor Hatian community that was originally meant to be temporary housing for people that came to work during the su... |
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| First day in the clinic
2008-04-01, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | Well, there was no entry yesterday due to the fact that we had a mishap with the internet. Yesterday was pretty much an orientation day. We went out in the morning to see all of the clinical sites. M... |
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| Day 1-Exploring the City
2008-03-31, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: heallen601 | | We survived the first day! : ) All 15 girls went to sleep in our military style bunks with individual mosquito nets without top sheets or blankets to wake up at 4 am freezing. Needless to say, I was... |
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 | Friday. Day 10
2007-08-17, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | Nancy was taken to the clinic today and put on antibiotics. Her foot was cleaned up, skin cut away and dressed. She has been given plenty of dressings for her family to do over the weekend.
I went ... |
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| Day 9. Dedication at Nazareth
2007-08-16, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | This afternoon we met with Elio. What a powerful man of God. We heard some of his story.
Eighteen years ago he came to the Dominican Republic as a tourist. One day while walking around Sosua he got... |
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 | Wednesday. Day 8. Public Hospital
2007-08-15, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | Richard and Paul over the week started a "block, blocky" competition. They would have a block and raise and lower it above their heads as many times as possible. Also one block in each hand and bend a... |
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 | Feeding Redemption
2007-08-14, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | We are working together well as a team. When we are at the building site we have a good laugh and give each other breaks etc. Fran and I had a go the other day at sliding down the hill on banana leave... |
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 | Monday. Day 6
2007-08-13, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | This morning back to a 6am start. I led devotions today, I don't feel that I said what I said how I wanted to say it. I felt that it didn't flow very well. However I hope that the Lord can use it.
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 | Church
2007-08-12, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | This morning we had a lay in until 7am. Wow, wouldn't get up this early at home.
We went to church at Agua Negros. Thought we were going to the church that Sandra goes to, but the interpreter isn't... |
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 | Saturday - Agua Negros
2007-08-11, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | This morning at Nazareth continued much like yesterday. The house that we finished putting earth in for the floors has now been pounded down and they are laying the cement. The other house that we wer... |
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 | Friday - 1st day of work!
2007-08-10, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | Today was our first day of hard labour. Up at 6am for devotions at 6.30am. On site at Nazareth at 8am. Going through Maranatha they were all very busy. Huge great pig hanging outside butchers shop bei... |
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 | Thursday, Orientation - Day 2
2007-08-09, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | Much of today was spent in orientation. We travelled around the local area in two minibuses. There are 18 of us altogether. Lawrence from USA is our leader and Shaun, co-leader. Most of us are from St... |
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| Travelling to the DR
2007-08-08, sosua, Dominican Republic. By: juliet7561 | | What a jouney!
From arriving at St. Nics to getting to Gatwick was anm adventure in itself, let alone 3 weeks in the Dominican Republic.
Up at 3am to be ready to pick up Nigel, Paul, Fran and Ni... |
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 | Revenge is sweet
2007-08-22, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Well it's the last day and what a day its been!! Having been up half the night discovering more food that doesn't agree with me, my plan to go back to the site this morning was foiled. I calmly finish... |
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 | Jesus Video
2007-08-20, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | We were back at the site this morning. We ran out of rebar so Andy and I ended up doing some painting and thus I ruined another pair of trousers! Was a nice colour blue though... One wonders what the ... |
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 | Practical jokes
2007-08-19, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Little did I know when I wrote the last entry that there would be more to write about today! Upon returning from the internet cafe, Lizzie and I gathered Rich, Tom and Ruth and we returned to my room ... |
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| hurricane dean
2007-08-19, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Well, not a lot to write today i'm afraid.
after the internet yesterday i went in the sea. it was amazing!! we just floated and chilled out and the girls chatted about boys - what a great way to spe... |
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 | cable car nightmare...
2007-08-18, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | So today we had a day off... This was probably my least fun day here!! we went to a mountain in puerto plata to see a statue of Jesus. The weather here is bad (there's a possible hurricane tomorrow - ... |
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 | Frustration!
2007-08-17, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Well today was somewhat frustrating! Having been fairly poorly all week with stomach ache (apparently i don't agree with Dominican food/water/stress or something) i was sent back to bed to get some sl... |
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 | Thursday - house dedication
2007-08-16, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Thursday we were privileged enough to see 2 houses dedicated. the team had raised enough money for 2 houses and so we could present them to the families who were moving in.
At 2:30, Elio came to s... |
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 | the hospital - Wednesday
2007-08-15, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Will try not to write too much cos i know it's a lot to read. On Wednesday we went to the public hospital in Puerto Plata... It is indescribable; and not in a good way. If you are admitted to the hosp... |
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 | pied piper of hamlin
2007-08-14, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Hi all,
Back again... tried to upload more photos but the card reader won't read my cards anymore :-( going to try and find another way round it...
this morning we were back at the site again alt... |
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| ventilation holes
2007-08-13, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | no time to blog today - sorry!! it's been a tough day though, very hot. i had to use the toilet at the site today. think i'll need 6 months counselling when i return!! it was horrid :-( plus a nice pi... |
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| Day 5
2007-08-12, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | I'm back... just reread a bit of my journal from the other day. Some of it makes no sense - sorry! i was trying to type fast (and these keyboards are slow) and i was tired - oops! People will think my... |
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 | Day 3
2007-08-10, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: cookehj | | Greetings! I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get to the internet cafe. the one in the hotel is really expensive but we've popped down the road to one...
It's raining!! we arrived to torrential ... |
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 | What is this sand?
2007-04-26, Sosua, Dominican Republic. By: springtime | | Hey everyone, I made it back to the states okay, now I have a couple of days of driving ahead of me to get to Omaha. It was a little weird today waking up on Susan's couch in Nashville, I didn't know... |
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 | My last DR entry!
2007-04-20, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic. By: bameaney | | Hi all,
Well, it's time to write my last entry in this travel journal as I fly back to Denver today. Several students stayed down for a few additional days in Sousua Beach (Creighton students have... |
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 | Adios, Au revoir, Bye bye now DR!
2007-04-22, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic. By: samsonite | | I'm sitting here in the DR getting ready to go to bed so I can head out at 6AM for my flight back to the US. It is so weird that it's already time to head back. My time here went so fast.
I had a... |
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| The last guagua ride
2007-04-20, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: springtime | | Hola everyone. Today is my last day. We are leaving for the beach in an hour or so. Yesterday wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be with my clinical site in the morning, wheelchair clinic and charl... |
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| Time for some fun in the sun!
2007-04-20, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic. By: samsonite | | Hey everybody! My work time in the DR is officially over, now for a weekend at the beach in Puerta Plata. I've been looking forward to this for some time now. I love the ocean! And maybe I'll get ... |
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 | Beautiful Day to you!
2007-04-20, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: amyschafer | | Hello Everybody,
After dancing the night away last night, I awoke this morning to run down and put some laundry in the machine, get packing and pack some more. My mom is the best packer in the world... |
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| Going to the beach!
2007-04-20, Sosua Beach, Dominican Republic. By: bameaney | | OK, take two (the first entry I wrote for today was so long it took about 20 minutes to write, then of course got sucked up into oblivion because I got logged out for "inactivity" - stupid journal.)
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| Putting that tetanus shot to work!
2007-04-19, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: amyschafer | | Hello to everybody! I have a quick second to update here, so I wanted to say hello to you all. Thank you for the comments. Emily- I hope both boys are sitting in your lap right now as you read this... |
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| Our last official work day!
2007-04-19, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: bameaney | | Well, we made it. Today is our last official work day. (Tomorrow we'll bring soda and cookies for everyone we work with as a way to say thank you.) In one way, the time has gone very fast and yet I fe... |
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| Dance party
2007-04-18, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: springtime | | Only 2 days left, really only 1 day of work left for me. Tomorrow is a big day though, we go to our site tomorrow morning and see 4 kids (which means anywhere from 2-8 kids) then tomorrow afternoon fr... |
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| Oh! My aching muscles!
2007-04-18, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: amyschafer | | Well, as you can tell by my title, my body is extremely sore today. I have some patellofemoral syndrome in both knees, cuts, scrapes, and bruises all over my body, but it feels great! It feels like ... |
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| Waterfalls and more...
2007-04-17, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. By: bameaney | | Today after clinica we went to a monastery near Jarabacoa. Turns out when we got there the monks were asleep. Apparently they nap in the afternoon because they get up at 4 a.m. (Here's a thought...get... |
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| The longest guagua ride ever
2007-04-17, Santiago, Dominican Republic. By: springtime | | So today started off with the longest guagua ride ever. I was in the front seat, which is usually the comfy seat, but there were a couple of large men in the front, a smaller man, and myself in the fr... |
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