Well, I’m not exactly overdosing on it, but I’m sure eating a lot of it. Almost every evening I find myself at Rey’s Tacos, just a few blocks from my apartment. They have great Mexican food and I’ve been trying everything on the menu, from tacos to burritos to the chile con frijoles with nachos and the Mexican Potpourri. Very good and highly recommended, close to the corner of Sarasota and Churchill Avenues, across from the Universitaria Plaza if you’re ever in Santo Domingo.
I haven’t been doing too much yet, mostly reading and refreshing my memory about curriculum and syllabus design, materials design and trying to get my Spanish language ability a bit better than it is now. Ellen Duce, the outgoing, friendly Minister of Higher Education, was supposed to call me yesterday about meeting with various school administrators and/or teachers about giving workshops, talks, etc. I’m still waiting to hear from her, but I’m sure she is very busy. She holds dual U.S./D.R. citizenship and has lived here for 43 years. I’m also supposed to meet with the Yankee brass sometime next week to discuss my duties at the baseball camp, my main focus here, of course.
Not much else to report on–I’m doing a lot of walking, getting used to my surroundings, etc. I plan to visit the old Colonial Zone on Saturday, and then on Sunday I hope to visit the Malecon later in the afternoon than I did last Sunday. Hopefully, the place will be hopping by 2 or 3 p.m. More later.