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Volunteering in the Dominican Republic Part 5 - The Sounds and Sights in Zona Colonial

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GG Staff | 07/04/2008 - 08:53 | 2 comments
Santo DomingoSanto DomingoI spend a lot of time in Zona Colonial now that I am living in this area. Every day I hear the familiar sounds filtered up off the street. Music regularly plays...

Volunteering in the Dominican Republic - Part 4

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GG Staff | 06/27/2008 - 07:29 | Add new comment
Volunteering in the Dominican RepublicVolunteering in the Dominican RepublicIn Canada, drinking on the street is forbidden but I enjoyed it when I visited England and I have taken to it here in the Dominican Republic. There is something very...

Volunteering in the Dominican Republic - Part 3

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GG Staff | 06/26/2008 - 08:17 | Add new comment
Transportation in the Dominican RepublicTransportation in the Dominican RepublicNever before have I been in a car going nearly 80 km on the wrong side of the highway crossing a bridge into oncoming traffic. I was frozen with fear, completely white...

Volunteering in the Dominican Republic - Part 2

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GG Staff | 06/24/2008 - 11:50 | 2 comments
Volunteer VacationsVolunteer VacationsWe arrived for our 20-minute orientation that lasted a full 2 hours - welcome to Dominican time. Not that I complained. I adapted quickly, happily shedding the highly driven...

Volunteering in the Dominican Republic - Part 1

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GG Staff | 06/23/2008 - 08:15 | 1 comment
I decided to go with an organization and signed up to teach English to young children in an impoverished area just outside of Santo Domingo for 12 weeks. The organization that I travelled with Dominican Republic VolunteeringDominican Republic Volunteeringrequired that all teachers complete a "Teaching English as a Foreign Language" course ($1,000). It was also required that we pay in advance for the cost of our accommodations and food...
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