Chivalry at Supermarkets

Yesterday we went to the Supermarket with our housemates to buy food for our house for the week. It was hilarious to have all of us there trying to make decisions on what to buy. It was also hilarious to have our bill come out to RD $2800! But, the funniest part came at the end of the trip. We had walked from our house to the Super Pola, which was maybe 10-15 blocks away but when we finished shopping, we had a lot of bags! So, the man who bagged our groceries and helped us out of the store with them, loaded us and the groceries into his car and drove us home. Apparently, that is really common. Just imagine how nice that would be back home!

Anyway, we thought you might want to know what our days look like so far, so here is our typical daily schedule:

6:45am – wake up and take a cold cold cold shower.
7:30am – leave the house to walk to school (about a 45 minute brisk walk – we could take a care but the mornings are so nice…and so is the exercise.)
9:00am – school starts
12:30pm – school ends and we either grab a quick lunch at a PicaPollo restaurant before exploring the city or we head home for lunch with our housemates.
4:00pm – short nap before hanging out with our housemates and doing some studying.
8:00pm – dinner…once dinner’s over we hang out, study, maybe go down the block to play pool.
11:00pm – head to bed.

On Thursday and Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings we head to church with our housemates. We’ve also come to expect rain every afternoon for at least a couple of minutes (though right now it is just a downpour!) I guess it’s the rainy season but I’ve heard this cooler weather and rain doesn’t stick around more than a few months and apparently the climate in Barahona can be quite different than here in Santo Domingo.

Well that’s all for now - keep the comments and emails coming because we LOVE hearing from home!

Love,
M&K