I have been in Santo Domingo for a week and have officially adjusted to the Latin American lifestyle! I am living in a house with Doña Altagracia and her daughter in "La Zona Colonial", a cute, historic part of the city. My house is exactly 2 blocks away from the ocean and the weather here is hot and humid--I love it. I have spent the week exploring the city by walking, taking buses, taxis, and public cars--sedans that squeeze in about 8 people, have set routes, and cost about 50 cents each. Santo Domingo is beautiful, but you have to be careful in parts of it. A few days ago, one of the girls in my program got her earrings stolen right off of her ears! I will be taking 5 classes at 4 different universities all over the city. One of my classes at Bonó begins tomorrow, but others do not start until much later--classes at la OASD (Universidad Autónima de Santo Domingo) were scheduled to begin this past Monday, but the locals tell us that they will not actually begin for a couple of weeks. (It is a Dominican custom to be fashionably late and to take one's time, even when it comes to academics.) Much more later -- for now I have to go enjoy the sun!
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