Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean is passing through the caribbean. It already hit Matinique and Dominica. These islands are located south east of the Domincan Republic. The map above shows where the hurricane is as I write this. As you can see the whole island is covered by it. I am near the north coast and it´s not expected to hit here too badly, but the rain and the wind sure feels like a hurricane is nearby. It´s supposed to be headed for Jamaica and then the gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes make me nervous but I also find them fascinating. It doesn´t help that duke is now obsessed with them. I was born during hurricane David in 1979 and it was one of deadliest for the the island. Every hurricane season people of my parents generation and older have David flashbacks.

Well for now I am stranded because the rain has been non-stop. I was supposed to go to Altos de Chavon on the southern coast today or tomorrow, but that won´t be happening. I´m back to being bored.

mdl

postcards

trying to mail postcards from a country with a mail system that is nearly non-existent can be frustrating, but not as frustrating as buying decent postcards to send :-)

14 days

Two weeks from today I will be back home...frankly, I wish it was a little sooner... duke and I are both a little sick of being here. The experience as a whole has been great but I miss my life. I miss my friends, my family, speaking english or spanglish... I miss salad dressing and organized public transportation...my apartment, my air conditioner, my microwave and my bed. I know 2 weeks is not much, but it seems like an eternity :-)

mdl

Birthday

It´s that time of the year again.... as I turn 28 today I don´t feel any older, just wiser(hopefully). I am pretty happy with my life, all things considered. I have wonderful friends, a supportive family, a great kid, health and a job. I can´t ask for much more. My only wish is to continue to enjoy this extended vacation and to be able to readjust to my reality when I get back :-).

mdl

ps: gifts will be accepted after the 26th when I get back, if not digital life is coming up in late september...he he