Better late than never. That should be the fittest description on how 68 industrial workers and employees of Central Romana graduated from learning how to read and write. And because most of the participants were over forty-five years of age, it promised to be a very special occasion in their lives.
Category: Lifestyle
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Cine de la Costa – NEW Movies for Dec ’09
The Club de La Costa, situated within Central Romana has it’s own cinema which plays FREE movies every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8pm for members of the Club de La Costa.
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Kanye West has lunch at Onno’s bar!
This awesome photo was taken at Onno’s bar in Casa de Campo.
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Only in the DR: Spot the difference!
This week’s ‘Only in the DR’ is taken from the Santo Domingo Aquarium.The above sign translates as: “The balance of the coral reef ecosytem; Look at the difference between the two displays. What do you notice?”
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Second Letter from Miss Mundo Dominicano – on Safari in Africa!
Casa de Campo Living is very pleased to bring you a second letter from Ana Rita Contreras, Miss Mundo Dominicana 2009, who is currently taking part in the Miss World competition.
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This Weekend In Casa – Dec 4th to 6th
December’s here! Fellow readers, my favourite month of the year has arrived: I can smell the cinnamon and vanilla in the air. Casa has plenty of activities planned for us – I hope you enjoy them all!
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Volunteering at the Hogar del Niño: Day 2 by Naomi Biden
In August this year, Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of the Vice-President of the United States, Joseph Biden, spent a week volunteering at the Hogar del Niño, in La Romana. Here Naomi shares with us her diary from her second day at the Hogar del Niño:
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Dominican-English dictionary: cambumbo
‘Dominican’ isn’t exactly a real language, but it has enough dialects and unique words and phrases to confuse even the most fluent Spanish (or rather non-Dominican) speaker, and even some Dominicans! As with dialects in any other country, ‘Dominican’ can be colorful and at times a tad confusing, so each week we will introduce common […]
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A Dominican Delegation meets with the Mayor Bailon Abad in Loja, Ecuador
The ‘IX Encuentro Iberoamericano de Mujeres Ingenieros, Arquitectos y Agrimensores’ or the 9th Ibero-American Meeting of Women Engineers, Architects and Land-surveyors took place last week from the 23rd to the 26th of November and was held in Loja, Equador.
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Cocinando con Candy: Salpicón de Pollo
Candy is one of Casa de Campo Living’s interns, who loves to cook for her family. Here she shares with us the secret recipe to another classic and no doubt delicious Dominican dish! Ingredients: 2 pounds of chiken breast 1 median onion 3 coloured peppers (red, green and yellow) 1 small jar of olives 1 […]
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Explore La Romana/Bayahibe: Snorkelling at Isla Catalina
On our recent journey of discovery, otherwise known as our ‘press trip‘ to various destinations in La Romana and Bayahibe, we discovered a number of interesting places and activities to enjoy – right here on our doorstep, only just outside our beloved Casa de Campo!