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Happy Valentine’s Day
Today in the Dominican Republic we celebrate “Love and Friendship Day”, which I really like because it acknowledges the importance of friendship in our lives. It is less about diamonds than about...
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PuntaCana carnival 2012
Like each year for the last 4 years I spent a March afternoon photographing the PuntaCana carnival and marveling at the ingenuity and creativity of its participants. Beautiful women, fierce masks,...
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Something’s cooking!
Something is always cooking in Aunt Clara’s Kitchen, but if you have been here for a while you may have noticed a new thing or two. Some much more obvious than others. Not only have we made some...
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12 favorite recipes of 2012
And so it ends… the year, that is. We had recipes, stories, trips, more recipes and stories. To end it, I decided to pick my 12 favorite recipes of the year, and invite you to try them, if you...
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Puntacana 2013 carnival
Like every year since I moved to Puntacana, I have been photographing the carnival, now in its 6th incarnation (we missed the first as we were out of the country). While this parade is not as large as...
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Cueva de las Maravillas (Cave of Marvels)
During my university years one of my friends tried to convince me to join the cave-exploring group she belonged to. Days later she showed up in class pretty banged up after one of her exploration...
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Giving is a Privilege
Giving is more than a duty, it’s a privilege. Last week the Ann and Ted Kheel Polytechnic in Verón honoured us by accepting our donation to its library. The polytechnic is the only high school in the...
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Birdbrains
Isn’t that beautiful? It’s a Dumb Bird. I kid you not. That is its name (Pajaro Bobo in Spanish), or more accurately Hispaniola Lizard Cuckoo, and we shared an apartment once. I am not a real city...
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Cueva de las Maravillas (Cave of Marvels)
During my university years, one of my friends tried to convince me to join the cave-exploring group she belonged to. Days later she showed up in class pretty banged up after one of her exploration...
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Giving is a Privilege
Giving is more than a duty, it’s a privilege. Last week the Ann and Ted Kheel Polytechnic in Verón honored us by accepting our donation to its library. The polytechnic is the only high school in the...
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12 Favorite Recipes of 2012
And so it ends… the year, that is. We had recipes, stories, trips, more recipes and stories. To end it, I decided to pick my 12 favorite recipes of the year, and invite you to try them, if you...
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Dominican Carnival (in Puntacana)
Every year right before Lent, Dominicans celebrate our centuries-old carnival, a Catholic tradition that survives from the time of the colony, and that has acquired here the same flavors and influences...
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Cueva de las Maravillas (Cave of Marvels)
During my university years, one of my friends tried to convince me to join the cave-exploring group she belonged to. Days later she showed up in class pretty banged up after one of her exploration...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giving is a Privilege
Giving is more than a duty, it’s a privilege. Last week the Ann and Ted Kheel Polytechnic in Verón honored us by accepting our donation to its library. The polytechnic is the only high school in the...
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12 Favorite Recipes of 2012
And so it ends… the year, that is. We had recipes, stories, trips, more recipes and stories. To end it, I decided to pick my 12 favorite recipes of the year, and invite you to try them, if you...
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Dominican Carnival (in Puntacana)
Every year right before Lent, Dominicans celebrate our centuries-old carnival, a Catholic tradition that survives from the time of the colony, and that has acquired here the same flavors and influences...
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