Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Countryside
The second day we were there, we rented a jeep and Jose took us to visit his mother in the countryside. She lives 5 km from Puerto Plata but it takes 40 minutes to get there because the road there is so bad. It is up a steep hill for parts and the road is what most would consider a mountain bike trail not a road for cars and motorbikes!
It is amazing that people live out there. We passed a cemetary on the way. That was interesting! We passed a school and several small stores out there.
Jose's mother is such a sweet woman. She has nothing but she will give you whatever she has! She cooked for us while we were there. Jose's two oldest boys live with his mother, along with his brother and his uncle. They live in a tiny little 3 bedroom house. Each bedroom has 2 beds in it and not much else. The kitchen is outside the house just a couple steps out the door.
Jose bought his mother a gas oven but she is terrified to use the gas so she still cooks on a fire in the kitchen all the time.
It is amazing that people live out there. We passed a cemetary on the way. That was interesting! We passed a school and several small stores out there.
Jose's mother is such a sweet woman. She has nothing but she will give you whatever she has! She cooked for us while we were there. Jose's two oldest boys live with his mother, along with his brother and his uncle. They live in a tiny little 3 bedroom house. Each bedroom has 2 beds in it and not much else. The kitchen is outside the house just a couple steps out the door.
Jose bought his mother a gas oven but she is terrified to use the gas so she still cooks on a fire in the kitchen all the time.
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