Santo Domingo I

Now I've been very lazy with my blog. But as I don't really feel like I'm travelling or doing anything new at the moment, I haven't thought about my blog.

Well, I'm back in Santo Domingo in Dominican republic. For those of you who don't know it, I went here (not to Sto Dgo, but Santiago) as an exhange student in 99/00. So arriving at the airport here, I was met by a friend from school and her boyfriend, and have stayed in their house since. Until now, that I've moved to a hotel a bit closer to the old city (Zona Colonial, which by the way was America's first city), which is easier as I will take a spanish course this week.

Saturday we went to a meeting cause it was the international solidarity day with Cuba. And, they were going to talk about Che, so I'm not the one to say no! The strangest thing was that when they remembered an artist, they had one minute with applause. Not silence. But have to admit, I think that was a lot nicer than the silence we usually have!

I haven't done any sightseeing or anything here yet, as I will do that part when Roger arrives in one week. Until then I'll study spanish verbs and participate in some meetings. For instance I'll meet one of the biggest persons in the trade union's history here tomorrow (one of the few who haven't sold his soul to the companies). Looking forward to that!

¡ Hasta la victoria siempre !