Observations of today. Bonnie and I walk almost each morning. We found a park and we walk around it. It is interesting to note that they have someone sweeping every day the path we take. There are many leaves that fall, and every day they sweep them.
Also, I have noticed that there are not many here who smoke. I found an empty plastic bottle in one of the trees in the park where we walk, and there were two cigarrette stubs within the bottle. Maybe after they smoke, they put the stubs in the tree in a bottle? Who knows.
The Dominicans hate the rain. Last night we had a few classes, but the attendance was awful. In asking the elders why, they said that the Dominicans hate to be out in the rain because they feel if they are rained upon, they will get sick. So, when it rains, no one comes to Institute, nor to school, nor are there many on the roads, while on the other days, there are always hundreds milling around the street.
We hear a rooster that must either be blind, deaf or sick. That rooster is ALWAYS blasting out his rooster song, or however you want to say it. He is always there, awakening us every hour of the day.
The pot holes on the street are HUGE. The other day, I hit one, and felt the car almost was swallowed up in it. You really have to be aware of them, for they could overtake a small dog. The couple we replaced reported to us that they found a pot hole that had a tree growing out of it. I guess that tells you how often they fill them in with something.
On the way to work, we pass a "garbage corner." For you see, often we see a pile of plastic sacks. You know, the plastic sacks we put garbage in? Well, they collect these garbage sacks and put them on the corner we pass. The other day, there must have been two hundred sacks stacked up, higher than our car, just sitting on the corner. There is a garbage truck that comes by once in a while and picks up the sacks, but it is sure interesting to see garbage sacks on corners of the city, here and there.
Almost every night, someone turns off the water. From about midnight to some time in the morning, no one has water. When someone needs to flush, we use the water already in the tank, but no water replaces it until sometime the next morning. Also this past week, we have awakened to no power either. We just do our thing, use bottled water, and go to the Institute. Some time during the day, they both return, at least they have in our short experience.
I have seen FOUR crunchies, or when one car hit another. No police men nor help vehicles. I guess you just duke it out, or discuss how bad it is. There are no policemen driving around their squad cars, just some officials who carry around shot guns to scare the foreigners, like Bonnie and me.
Car alarms are going off all the time, especially during the night. You have to used to it, sleep through those alarms, or you would never get any sleep. I think they enjoy setting off those alarms, just to let everyone know they are there and their alarm works. I guess, can't think of any other reason to set them off during all hours, especially during the middle of the night.
Like my son Sam, I have some Dominicans point with their lips. The other day, President Breton called upon someone to pray by pointing his LIPS at someone. It is sort of like puckering up for a kiss, and then smiling at someone. It is the same as pointing, I guess.
Guess that is about all for the timing being what it is. Just observations.
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