Big river below

I took Rosalia to get her first scheduled maintenance yesterday :) " Hondas only get better with age" , says the mechanic. Vamos a ver.

I opened a bank account here too, so i'm in it for the long haul.

Today, we went to a site called Rio Grande Abajo. We as in the HUB and study abroad students from PUCMM. I tagged along so i could knock out a site visit and a service project in one day. Efficiency! The site is really cool, nestled in the mountain next to a river. Very picturesque:

Anyways, we ended up going there to help the community re-paint their elementary school. We spent most of the day doing that, and i got the opportunity to meet with some of the community leaders and discuss our project. They seem very driven and supportive of what we plan to do, and have even started construction on a clinic (unrelated to our potential presence). It is a logistical dream from a volunteer standpoint, because Puerto Plata and Santiago are each about an hour away, you can hike a nearby mountain, swim in a nearby river, or drive on over to 27 waterfalls (those of you who have been here know how cool this is). So, tons of stuff to do for volunteers that have worked their butts off all week. Not to mention, the area is in need of a well equipped medical center.
There are many other campos in the area that could use help, and that presents an opportunity for us. One of my only hangups is there is an overexposure of volunteers in the area, and I'd like an area with no real expectations of Americans.....good luck, right?
All in all a really cool site, we went to the river, hung out with some cool kids while we painted the school, and ate some good-looking street food (bet you're loving that Grandma, ha)

Tomorrow i am heading to the Capital then spending most of next week looking at sites in the south of the country. Should be a good bonding experience for me and Rosalia (Rosalia and I?). We have already logged 750km!

That's it for now, sorry this one was really boring.

Hiya!