dominican journal

What a week it’s been! So many things have changed so fast and I’ve been changing with them.

Now I…

wake up automatically at 5:30 every morning (no alarm needed!)

know how to shout at kids without feeling the least bit of remorse

spend so little money it’s ridiculous

am immune to mosquitos

feel cold at temperatures below 30 degrees centigrade

sleep naked (well, nearly)

am busy ALL the time

am finally learning Spanish properly

jump onto the back of a random person’s moped to get a lift somewhere (known as a “moto concho”)

pay 30 pesos to get pretty much anywhere on a moto concho (equivalent to 75 cents in real money)

wear a uniform to school (navy blue trousers, white shirt, blue tie)

wear flip-flops a lot (not to school, of course)

The list goes on but I’ll stop there as I’m getting tired and going to bed soon. Off to the beach tomorrow morning. Jealous? I do hope so

By the way, turns out that hurricane won’t be hitting us on Sunday. I’m both relieved and slightly disappointed as I was secretely hoping to get some interesting action shots of the whole thing.