We've arrived safe and sound. All our luggage arrived without incident which is a huge relief.
We were greeted at the airport by some Dominican friends.
We've moved into the mission house. Lots of room for all of us.
Because there wasn't any food we had to go to "La Sirena", which is a little like WalMart. Only with a food court. Many things are familiar but some things are different.
We had some premier Dominican cuisine - Dominos pizza.
One of the things we decided coming down is that we need to be doing things as the Dominican people do; after all, we're here to serve them. And the Dominican pace is, shall we say, much more relaxed than the standard North American approach. North Americans have a plan and agenda, and the end goal is the objective. The Dominican approach is all about relationships; the end goal is the relationship.
As a result it takes real effort for us North Americans to "slow down" to the Domincan pace. Our motto then for the trip is "whatever"; if something isn't happening at our pace, "whatever." If the driver wants to stop and talk to a friend, "whatever."
I should work more on this blog. Whatever..
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