My week in pics

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So yea, I spent a week at my grandmother's house in the Dominican Republic, where I had, no access to cable tv, a computer (and the internet), or my cell phone. wee!

They built a new airport in Santiago, so a lot of houses on the countryside were forced to relocate, including my grandparents. So with the money the airport folks gave them, they built this house:
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The airport is essentially still next to their backyard though…you can always hear the planes landing, and taking off.
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My grandparents’ front neighbors…
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The view down their ‘street’
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Wee pretty flower!
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My grandmother keeps pigeons in here, I guess as pets, I dunno, she’s an odd one.
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A shit load of banana/plantains/whatever trees
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Watch out for the mosquitoes, they bite…my brother got this on his ear the first night…
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I got one on my forehead the next day.
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I went to visit my cousin, and she got her personal spa/whatever person to come in and give me a facial…
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…my brother got one too.
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Her house is the tan one on the left, on the right, her younger sister. My uncle is pretty successful and got his daughters twin homes.
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One of the many farms/ranch/whatever he runs
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He raises chickens too…these were 3 weeks old.
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He lines the bottom of the cages with this stuff…
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There’s rice in there! Weee!
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Wee more animals…
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I felt bad for the little one, he kept getting run over.
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A Haitian family that lives in his property. She’s pregnant with her 7th kid.
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My other grandmother’s house.
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The lizard that likes to hang out in her back terrace.
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Random picture while I was out walking.
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What all the signs look like when you’re out driving.
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Well, that’s it. Not all that glamorous, we went to spent time with family…and help out some of the poor folks that live around my grandparents’. I still had a good time. How was your week?
 
You realize that I am sitting behind a desk in my drab office having to work while you're having a good time in another country, right?

If you weren't cute I'd do something terrible to you.

Great pics by the way :).
 
KNYTE said:
You realize that I am sitting behind a desk in my drab office having to work while you're having a good time in another country, right?

If you weren't cute I'd do something terrible to you.

Great pics by the way :).

but im home now :eek:
 
kiwi said:
Yes, very nice pics. I want to go somewhere tropical.

I took over 200 pictures. :p Next time, we're going to rent a car so we can road trip around the country. I missed seeing the beachy side of DR :eek:
 
Awesome, but a runway in your backyard? I honestly can't think of anything worse than that. A cursed Indian burial ground would be preferable.
 
Flamer McDickchugger said:
Awesome, but a runway in your backyard? I honestly can't think of anything worse than that. A cursed Indian burial ground would be preferable.

we went to see my grandparent's old house, and it was sad seeing it behind the metal fence that indicates where airport property begins :( my grandfather really loved that house. and it had a cool limonsillo tree! [im not sure what the name of the fruit is in english :eek: ]
 
sizzlinggrace said:
we went to see my grandparent's old house, and it was sad seeing it behind the metal fence that indicates where airport property begins :( my grandfather really loved that house. and it had a cool limonsillo tree! [im not sure what the name of the fruit is in english :eek: ]


Yep that's really, really lame. :(
 
ceiling fly said:
That place looks pimp. Why arent you living there and working on the farm?

if you have the right job, you can live very very nicely there. My parents are going to move back for their retirement. However, unless you own a business, or whatnot, you dont make enough to make a move worth it.

I don't think I would ever move permanently though. Maybe a summer house or something. :eek:
 
why_ask_why said:
neat pics...looks like it was an interesting trip

it really was. we went around visiting old friends and neighbors of my mom...we met this 16 year old boy who's in a wheelchair because he got struck with a desease that stunted his growth. His mom died four years ago, and his dad is a bum, his uber old granddad takes care of him. He can't walk, talk, or do anything. We left him a lot of supplies they needed. People are so poor around there. :( All the money we spent while we were there was given away to those in need.