William
@william82462
American expat in Dominican Republic
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About me
American
Lives in San Cristobal
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 17 April 2013
Activity
Passport pages needed by 2Lavega2
Does the passport office in Santo Domingo provide additional pages?
US embassies won't add pages to your existing passport. If you run out of pages, you can request an emergency passport. When you renew, ask for the expanded passport book, which has more pages and costs the same. Read More
Translating Dominican gesturing
Dominicans are irrepressibly expressive, even when they don麓t say a word. Gesturing is their second language. While I麓m not fluent in Dominican hand signs, here are my favorites. Pursing lips and moving the sideways like a rabbit twitching ... Read More
Dominican-American recipies by william82462
Now that Bob K has revealed that he does all the cooking in his house, I麓m wondering if he will share some expat recipies. I like Dominican cuisine. Just not everday. I have no issues with my wife麓s cooking. She makes good sancocho with chivo, ...
Took a break from Dominican cuisine and made shrimp-stuffed avocados topped with fresh homemade mayonnaise. Accompanied by a glass of Ramon Roqueta chardonnay. Well, three glasses actually. The mayonnaise is so easy to make, 10 minutes of whisking ... Read More
Dominican-American recipies
Now that Bob K has revealed that he does all the cooking in his house, I麓m wondering if he will share some expat recipies. I like Dominican cuisine. Just not everday. I have no issues with my wife麓s cooking. She makes good sancocho with chivo, ... Read More
Can't get iTunes in DR by william82462
Apple USA tells me I can't use my USA credit cards to subscribe to iTunes for use in the Dominican Republic. Sounds crazy, but they say I must open an account in the DR to access iTunes and purchase Apple aps. I presume an alternative is buying ...
Thanks for all the creative solutions. A friend in Miami was able to enter my USA billing information successfullly. I麓m now with iTunes, many aps and new chat platforms. Next up is Netflix and, hopefully, Hulu. Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
With this thread I am asking THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE to create a post below describing their day! We want to share with others what is normal, typical and usual here! Please keep your posts informative and feel free to post often as our days ...
It麓s wash day, which means caos in the household but a learning experience on Dominican customs. No convenience of tossing loads into the washing machines, then the dryer. Here its pre-wash in buckets, swirling in detergent in the lavadora which is ... Read More
A DAY IN THE LIFE by planner
With this thread I am asking THOSE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE to create a post below describing their day! We want to share with others what is normal, typical and usual here! Please keep your posts informative and feel free to post often as our days ...
More like three weeks in the life of trying to get a Claro multiplan service to my house. The salesman spent two hours in my home interviewing me, taking photos of my passport, financial documents and a mugshot of me. Two weeks later Claro asked me ... Read More
Can't get iTunes in DR
Apple USA tells me I can't use my USA credit cards to subscribe to iTunes for use in the Dominican Republic. Sounds crazy, but they say I must open an account in the DR to access iTunes and purchase Apple aps. I presume an alternative is buying ... Read More