The last day of summer draws to a close. It was great. And fraught with adventures. It was a good adventure (buena aventura) in that it was only Beth, Amy, and I, all new kids, so we got to figure everything out on our own. Today is a national holiday in the DR, that's why we didn't teach today. In order to get to the beach, we needed to catch a concho to the bus station and then take a bus to Sosua. As we started walking, we quickly realized there were not many conchos about. Probably due to the holiday. We had walked practically half of the way to the bus station by the time we spotted the right concho. So we got to the bus station, and we were too late. They were already full. So we had to wait an hour for the next bus. Whatever, we would just stay later. So after the beach, we walk quickly back to the bus station, only to find that there are no tickets available for the 5:20 bus in Sosua or in nearby Puerto Plata, and there are no tickets available for the 6:20 bus in Sosua or in nearby Puerto Plata. Those are the last buses of the day. So we found a taxi that took us to Puerto Plata, and then said he would take us all the way to Santiago. It was nice because it was faster than taking the bus, but it cost 3x as much.
But the beach was great. The surf was better than last time. Last time, the waves were so small, the only difference between that beach and a Minnesota beach was the salt. This time there were actually some fun waves. We had some delicious cheeseburgers and fries, and I had a margarita like I'd never tried before. It was stronger and had a couple different fruit juices in it, I think, like mango, lime, and pineapple. Very good.
But now I need to go to bed. Tomorrow is open house day, so I have to be ready to meet my students and their parents!
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