Anyway, day 2: Monday.
School. Yay. Gma and Justine joined us for lunch and spent an hour of the afternoon in Amy's room and an hour in my room. I let my kids have a Q&A session with them about nursing and whatever. It was nice because they got a real taste of our classrooms since neither class was very well-behaved for them.
The evening was very special. We took a taxi up into the mountains above the city to a resort/restaurant called Camp David. It was amazing. We sat outside on the deck overlooking the entire city. It was a pretty ritzy place, but luckily I had a grandmother along, so I didn't even notice price tags. The sun set, and we got to see the city lit up at night. It is one of the coolest places we have been yet.
Day 3: Tuesday
The ladies were on their own during school. We sent them to Centro Leon, a cultural center that includes an art/history museum and a cigar factory. They met us after school and we took them to get some street food: quipes(fried, stuffed balls of bulgur), bolas de yuca (cheese-filled balls of yuca), and empanadas(fried pastries with filling). We managed to persuade my roommate Andrew to join us.
This feast was held directly next to the nail salon where the ladies were about to have the most Dominican experience of their week.There were two ladies working in the salon, and people just kept coming in, not to get their nails done, but to greet and sit and chat with the ladies. Also, one of the women's sons was there. We were fast friends.
Dinner wasn't as breathtaking as the previous night. We were tired enough to settle for the hotel restaurant where the ladies learned their love of tostones and Presidente beer.
More to come, I promise. Soon?....
It was so much fun!! I want to go back!!
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