- Home » Expat Blogs » Dominican Republic » Life and Times of the Dominican Gringa
Life and Times of the Dominican Gringa
- 1
Life and Times of the Dominican Gringa
This is a blog of my life in Dominican Republic, my thoughts on life and the way I view things around me. I am Janette Keys. I moved to Dominican Republic from Mars, Pennsylvania November 2001.
Latest Blog Posts »
- Accosted By a Thief! 2 years ago Beware of this thief / Cuidado con este ladrón! I was accosted by a thief! I tried to give him what he wanted and he wanted more. He wanted it all! I gave him a treat and he wanted it all. He went for the treat pouch. Grabbing the pouch and my shirt and […] The post Accosted By a Thief!...
- Saving A Pitirre From Drowning 3 years ago This morning on our walkabout with Buenagente and Inteliperra we walked down to the Dirección General de Dragas, Presas y Balizamiento de la Armada de República Dominicana at Puerto San Souci to look at Rio Ozama. We never thought we would be rescuing a baby Grey Kingbird, also known as a...
- Oh Yummy, Zapote Batida 3 years ago I love Zapote, especially made into a thick, sweet and cold beverage called batida here in DR. Zapote is one of my favorite fruits for making a beverage. It’s more or less equal Zapote and/or Bananas. Bananas and/or Zapote. Both are my favorite ingredients in batida. Batida is a blender-made...
- Sunday Walkabout To The Palacio Nacional 3 years ago Sunday Walkabout To The Palacio Nacional When we were getting ready to head out for Sunday walkabout I told Buenagente and Inteliperrs that we had to go to Barrio Chino because I needed to get some chili peppers to make hot sauce. That’s the only plan I had for the walk. We ended up walking...
- Watermelon The Ultimate Fruit 3 years ago Watermelon Is The Ultimate Fruit My favorite fruit is Watermelon (the kind with seeds are my favorite), known as Sandia in Dominican Republic. There is nothing like it in my non-humble opinion. I don’t care about how nutritional it is. I don’t care that its low calorie. I don’t care that...
ExpatsBlog.com Featured Expat Blog Badge:
Copy and paste code to display the Featured Blog Badge:Website Reviews » There is 1 review on Life and Times of the Dominican Gringa
Barb
15:42 PM November 21, 2012
15:42 PM November 21, 2012
Hi Jan, not sure if you remember me, we were in contact back in 2002/2003 I went to visit you in SD with my now husband Carlos I believe at that time you were dating a Carlos as well. We lost contact around the time of your son's passing and my heart goes out to you. We were in SD in April and I was wondering if you still lived there by the park. If you receive this message I would love to hear from you. your friend in Canada Barb
