Primera Margarita

We went to Tres Hombres with my mom while she was up visiting from Concord. Braulio had his first Margarita and we both ate some of the best carnitas in town. (Warning: shameless advertisement) You can never go wrong with Tres!

The Bear

My first drink at the Madison Bear Garden! They have a cool inside with stuff everywhere.

My first Bear Burger.

My First Slurpee!

Braulio drinking his first 7-11 Slurpee!

Our First Purchase Nuestra Primera Compra

About 4 blocks from the house is a Salvation Army store. We purchased our first TV, which we needed because the one that is in the house didn't connect to the previously unused DVD player. Braulio was amazed that we could get such a big TV for only $20! I was amazed that we could transport it 4 blocks only using the dollie and no one stopped us.

A mas o menos 4 cuadras de la casa hay una tienda de Salvation Army (vende cosas usadas). Compramos nuestra primera television, la cual necestiabamos porque la otra no funcionaba con el DVD. Braulio penso que era increible conseguir una television tan grande en $20. Yo pense que era increible que pudimos transportarla caminando con un dollie y nadie nos dijo nada!

Landing Aterrizaje

This is for our friends in the DR:
Este es para nuestros amigos en la RD:

Arriving Llegando

Well everyone, we arrived safely in Sacramento. From now on the blog will be in both English & Spanish in order to be able to share our experiences with our Dominican friends. After 4 take-offs and landings, Braulio is an expert at flying. During the first rough patch of turbulence, I grabbed his arm and said turbulence makes me nervous. He looked at me and said it's just a few more pot holes in the road. That made me laugh out loud and not be so nervous during turbulence.

Bueno todos, llegamos bien en Sacramento. De ahora en adelante el blog estara en ingles y espanol para poder compartir con nuestros amigos en la Rep. Dom. Despues de 4 despueges y atterisajes Braulio es un experto en volar. Durante una turbulencia bien fuerte, le agarre su brazo y dije que la turbulencia me pone nerviosa. El me miro y dijo que solamente hay que pasar unos ollos mas. Eso me hizo reir and quito los nervios durante otras turbulencias.

Doulos Despedida

It's official. Braulio and I will be leaving the DR and arriving in Chico, CA on Thursday Aug 21st. We've both experienced many different emotions as we prepare to leave. But one thing is for sure, we are loved very much here. The staff of Doulos gave us a Going-Away party and I was humbled that so many came.
God always comes first...praying...

Sancocho - a traditional Dominican stew eaten with white rice & avocado. It's really good!!!

Everyone enjoyed the sancocho. Thanks Minerva!

Braulio with his family. They will miss him deeply.

Welcom Home

It's great to be back in the DR! I am noticing small culture shock changes, but nothing that brings discomfort yet. One big change is AMET, the traffic police have arrived in Jarabacoa. They are enforcing the helmet law, the registration and insurance law, as well as the no underage driving law. It is amazing to me that as humans, we just need a law to make us do what is good for us any ways.

A sign that says "Don' throw trash" and all the trash on the ground below it.

Braulio with his helmet on!