So I feel I should conclude our one week stay in the Dominican Republic. What should have been only Day 8 became Day 9 as well. It started with our ongoing mission of searching for the lost pair of Thomas’ sunglasses. His “Hollywood” glasses bought early in the week got lost during our banana boat [...]
All week we have been anticipating Boca Chica.
With a view of muggy water through our hotel window all week long, we have grown fond of anticipating the clear waters of a place described in paper. A place where the sky is no longer gray and everything is bright from a shining sun. A place [...]
As the name implies, today we took a day of rest. Since members of the group were feeling tired and were getting sick, we thought we needed some rest. Thankfully, I haven’t been getting sick. The rest was well called for and we were all refreshed by the time we were ready to go out.
First [...]
Well today was presentation day. All of our hours of practicing and rehearsing for this one day. Was I nervous? Only a minute before we actually presented. It was more the anticipation of having to sit through the previous presentations and knowing that we hadn’t actually rehearsed on stage. Once it was our turn to [...]
For the most part of the morning and evening, we practiced our presentations and helped the North Carolina team translate their presentation. Since our presentations were the next day, we had to go over our presentations a couple of times.
In the middle of the day, we went to MegaCenter, a very large shopping mall. It [...]
After being in the hotel for the most part of the morning and afternoon, we decided it was time to get some fresh air. With the tropical storm STILL 50 feet away from us, the hotel staff strongly discouraged us from going outside, especially from walking outside. We couldn’t use the [...]
…that’s right. The day was filled with tour guides in many shapes, colors, and forms. In our attempt to escape the confines of the hotel in the midst of Tropical Rainstorm Noel, we decided to walk through the shops. While walking to our destination, we soon found ourselves accompanied by a local man. What started [...]
We just lost all POWER! The lights have gone off and the whole hotel is without light. This is probably because of the wind…we can hear the rain pounding our window outside. Its supposed to be to the west of us but what if it had gone over us? That wouldnt have been good..
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The trip to the Dominican Republic was thankfully very uneventful. Everything went according to plan. At 8:00 pm, Christian, Gabriel, and myself had arrived to the location of the ESRI Latin American & Caribbean User’s Conference. Once we met up with the rest of the group (Sarah, Luis, and Clara), we decided to grab some [...]
