Okay first, baking. I miss baking a lot! Ingredients are much
different and Im still learning how to substitute so for now I cant bake
anything like cookies, brownies, etc. I havent seen any chocolate chips or
cocoa in the store we have here which is a big bummer. I know in the capital
they have that stuff but not here. I did buy a cake mix in a box to make for
tomorrow but i am nervous to use our oven. It´s pretty ghetto. Everything here
is ghetto. But i have had some little treats that people here and there have
made for us which have been really good. I want to learn how to make them so I
can make them for you guys when I get home. We have a bakery close by that we
went to last week. I was dying for a doughnut. It was a cute bakery with
decorated cakes, doughnuts, and other dominican desserts. Everything looked so
good. So I bought a doughnut and some other things to try. It was not good. The
doughnut was terribly dry and the pudding inside was bland. Sugary sweets are
very different here. In the way that they aren´t sugary at all. dominicans dont
like super sweet things. (which is ironic necause they eat sugar cane as a
snack). But any dessert Ive bought here is not very sweet and just different.
But they have traditional plates like Tres Leches, Flan, and Arroz con leche,
which are muy rico. (delicious). These are the things I want to learn how to
make. Im sure when I come home my taste buds will be very different. Also, as
far as treats and candy goes- the only candy Ive seen here are Snickers, milky
ways, and normal hersheys. So anything besides those would be greatly
appreciated :) I miss Reese´s a lot!
Second- your other question about tourism. Ive only ever had one
guy come up to me and try to force me to buy tooth brushes. But because San
Juan isnt anywhere close to the coast or to tourist spots, there isnt much of
what you were talking about. But when someone is trying to sell something, they
are very aggressive.
Next, my companion and the other hermanas we live with- we
usually eat out once a week or once every other week.Usually Pday. Food is
cheap. To get a pretty big meal, its only about 4 dollars in America. Fried
chicken is big here. What´s hilarious is that they are actually quite a few
Chinese here. And they own little restaurants and they sell fried chicken and
rice, not traditional chinese food.
Theres many things about the DR that are so funny and
interesting. I am trying to be diligent about writing little tid bits down so I
can someday share them all with you. I love San Juan. It´ll be fun to
experience a new area but that wont be for awhile.
anyways, that´s all I have today. Feel free to share this email
with everyone since I wrote this one instead of a general email for everyone.
Hope you are all doing well and life is good because it´s good for me! Have a
wonderful birthday week!
Love always,
My District:
The other sisters I live with:
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