Who are you? I’m the co-author of Expat FAQs, Moving to and Living in the Dominican Republic, Culture Smart: Dominican Republic, and Aunt Clara’s Dominican Cookbook. I work as a freelance writer, translator and editor. I’m married to a Dominican photojournalist and we have a rapidly growing teenage son called Lucas. We live in Punta … Read more
The Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola. The western region of the island is occupied by Haiti. Occupying an area of 48,442 sq. km, the Dominican Republic has a population of about 10 million. Some of its most popular cities include Santiago, Puerta Plata and the capital city … Read more
At Expat Focus, we like to be on the lookout for resources around the web that could help prospective expats adjust to their new countries. Today, we’re taking a look at the Dominican Republic and some of the blogs that might be useful for expats there. Drinking The Whole Bottlehttp://drinkingthewholebottle.com/ A fun and sometimes irreverent … Read more
Who are you? Pauline Wren, a retired teacher and psychotherapist. For the last nine years I have been running a project to bring together poor and deprived children and abandoned, neglected and abused horses and other animals. Project Isobel is having to close in its present form due to lack of financial support. Over the … Read more
Expat Focus talks to Lindsay de Feliz about her new book, "What About Your Saucepans?", the extraordinary true story of her move from the UK to the Dominican Republic. Lindsay, please tell us a little bit about yourself. I am British, and left the UK in 2001 to become a scuba diving instructor and travel … Read more
My name is Eliza Alys Young, an American originally from NYC. I have my own graphic design business and write regularly for my blog. On Feb. 22, 2003 I moved to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where I lived for 8 years. I moved there after teaching summer courses in web design at Altos de Chavon … Read more
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/95LcMUoEflA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Lindsay’s blog: yoursaucepans.blogspot.comLindsay’s Expat Focus column: www.expatfocus.com/lindsay-de-felizSee below for interview transcript.Interview Transcript Expat Focus: Okay, Lindsay, you’re a British expat. Lindsay de Feliz: Yep. Expat Focus: Living in the Dominican republic. Lindsay de Feliz: Yes. Expat Focus: You’re also a well-known blogger, and soon, in the near future, going … Read more
I’m Melanie, an American living in Santiago, the second largest city in the DR. It’s been a journey, but I’m still alive. I was young when I moved, I didn’t really speak Spanish and I had had absolutely no idea what the Dominican Republic was until about six months before I moved. I know, I … Read more
I am Lindsay. English, mid 50s. Started out life as a linguist (French and German), ended up as Marketing lecturer at Kingston University, then Marketing Director of various Financial Institutions in the City.I have been married to a very hunky Dominican for 7 years, and he has 3 boys who have all lived with us … Read more