Spanish is the main language spoken here, but there are also many Creole speakers from Haiti. Creole is very similiar to French. I know how to speak Spanish, but I am trying to learn Creole as well so that I can talk to my students from Haiti. Many Haitians just moved here and do not know how to speak English or Spanish. I would love to learn Creole to be able to communicate with them and build a relationship with my students.
Here we pay with Dominican pesos, which are very different from the United State's dollar bill. Instead of just being the color green, Dominican pesos come in many colors, like naranja (orange), morado (purple), rojo (red), azul (blue), verde (green), and rosa (pink)!
A bottle of water here is very cheap, just ten Domincan pesos, which is equivalent to 16 cents!
My best meal this week was yaroa. Yaroa is a dish consisting of cheesy french fries with shredded chicken, mayo, ketchup and sometimes with banana slices! It is not the healthiest meal, but it is delicious. If I could eat yaroa everyday, I would.
