Velcro55
American expat in Dominican Republic
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22
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5
About me
American
Lives in Samaná
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 12 June 2018
Activity
Moving to the Dominican Republic with a disability by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Having a disability should not be a barrier to living abroad. While the intricacies of oneÂ’s move to the Dominican Republic may be specific to the individual, certain steps can be undertaken to make the process smoother. What ...
º£½ÇÂÒÂ×rusher, You're Welcome. One of our doctors just directed us to the US Embassy in Santo Domingo website https://do.usembassy.gov/ If you type List of Doctors and Medical Services in the search box you will find it also includes Tricare ... Read More
Moving to the Dominican Republic with a disability by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Having a disability should not be a barrier to living abroad. While the intricacies of oneÂ’s move to the Dominican Republic may be specific to the individual, certain steps can be undertaken to make the process smoother. What ...
Very welcome. We have been helped by so many people on here to get to this point. I should add that being friendly, nice, and showing interest in people goes a longggg way here! Read More
Change in Education by planner
I am interested and have been following what has happened in the area of education here. Years ago, almost all kids in public schools went only half a day. I remember an article years ago stating that on average a child received 2 hours and 20 ...
You have made real relationships with Dominicans - It's easier to have those conversations with them. And they respect you for it because they know you care. Funny thing is in the DR, people who have never lived in North América will tell ... Read More
Life in the tranquility and beauty of Las Terrenas by Adrian Cronin
Hi my name is Adrian Cronin Myself and Angie my wife ,and two kids Saoirse & Fiadhna moved here 2 years ago. The girls go to the French School here and seem happy with the changes they have met in there lives Angie loves the weather and took ...
Hi Adrian, We just moved to Las Terrenas with 3 of our kids. Glad you're family is happy here! The same weekend we moved here a French Canadian family also moved here. Their 13 year old son who is the same age as mine will be attending the ... Read More
Moving to the Dominican Republic with a disability by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Having a disability should not be a barrier to living abroad. While the intricacies of oneÂ’s move to the Dominican Republic may be specific to the individual, certain steps can be undertaken to make the process smoother. What ...
º£½ÇÂÒÂ×Rusher, I can only speak for Las Terrenas, Samana but since there are thousands of international expats here there are a lot of total wellness solutions here that we didn’t expect. The new international hospital here has a lot of ... Read More
Change in Education by planner
I am interested and have been following what has happened in the area of education here. Years ago, almost all kids in public schools went only half a day. I remember an article years ago stating that on average a child received 2 hours and 20 ...
We have also seen a positive change with Dominican families valuing education more. Having better physical facilities is also helping with that. 4 years ago our nieces and nephews didn't go to school regularly. They live in the country, rather ... Read More
Moving to the Dominican Republic with a disability by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Having a disability should not be a barrier to living abroad. While the intricacies of oneÂ’s move to the Dominican Republic may be specific to the individual, certain steps can be undertaken to make the process smoother. What ...
Great question and topic. I definitely agree with Planner's assessment of the general situation in the Dominican Republic. There are all different types of disabilities so I can only speak about our situations and what we have observed from ... Read More
Reality of living in Dominican Republic by Cookiea-z
I am looking for some honest insight about living in Dominican Republic, I get a lot of different input from family members, and I am open to all the realities of living abroad.
We've found that opinions of Dominicans on living in DR has shifted pretty dramatically over the past 5 years - and is still shifting by both those in DR and in the US. We just moved permanently to Samana on the Northeast Coast from Maryland ... Read More
North Coast vs East Coast by planner
As promised here is the new thread. Play nice. Pros and cons of North Coast : Luperon, Costambar, Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete, Cabrera Vs East Coast: Cap Cana, Punta Cana all the way to Miches No arguing, just state your opinions. GO!
Ducketts, After taking the advice of many on this forum over the years, we have driven almost every área of the country and stayed in many different types of places including with locals. Can truly say great value can be found almost any ... Read More
Things to do with little people in Las Terrenas and beyond by tracy.england
Good morning all, Our grandsons (6 and 8) are coming to visit us for a week in August. They will most likely just want to spend time in the pool and building sandcastles on the beach with grandma and grandpa, however, I am looking for ideas for ...
Usually in August there is a Sailing Camp for kids in at the end of Playa Ballenas. It's week long and begins in very shallow water. Great experience for kids and the owners have been flexible if you want to do just 1 day. There's also a ... Read More
A Large Percentage of º£½ÇÂÒÂ×s Don't Stay and Return Home by Guest2022
'Rocky M' and 'planner' highlighted in another thread, that apparently a large number of expats who relocate to the Dominican Republic don't stay beyond two years and return to their home country. I've heard this too through ...
There are clearly alot of layers to this topic, but I agree to caution against generalizing and stereotyping. One piece of worthy advice we took from this forum is to visit a number of different places in DR and then test living in a desired area ... Read More
Is Ocean World worth the trip? by Velcro55
Hi, We're a family with 4 teenagers from USA staying in Las Terrenas for 6 weeks as we start our transition to Samana next year. We're planning a weekend trip mainly for the teens. Is Ocean World worth the trip? If we decide to travel up ...
Thanks wveryone for all the great info! Nit only had we not heard of Monkey Jungle but definitely not the tragedy behind the original owners. So glad it's back open and also carrying on the mission. We're definitely going to visit while ... Read More
Is Ocean World worth the trip? by Velcro55
Hi, We're a family with 4 teenagers from USA staying in Las Terrenas for 6 weeks as we start our transition to Samana next year. We're planning a weekend trip mainly for the teens. Is Ocean World worth the trip? If we decide to travel up ...
For what it's worth it seems like the website is at least functional http://monkeyjungledr.com/ Read More
Renting speaking little to no Spanish in DR by isaacb20747
Hello everyone. I have been visiting DR for the last 4 to 5 years and felt like this would be a nice place to retire or have a summer hangout. So, I decided to look into renting in the DR. I contacted a realtor for a apartment that had the right ...
Hey Isaacb, Take everything that Planner & Tinker say to heart (except for this snow debate lol). And thanks for sharing your experience because it helps everyone believe it or not. Only thing I'd add as advice is don't worry about ... Read More
Is Ocean World worth the trip?
Hi, We're a family with 4 teenagers from USA staying in Las Terrenas for 6 weeks as we start our transition to Samana next year. We're planning a weekend trip mainly for the teens. Is Ocean World worth the trip? If we decide to travel up ... Read More