Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 10:47 PM. 0 comments
Wow, I feel like a 3rd grader doing a geography project.
Anyway, here are some interesting facts about the Dominican Republic:
- Although the nation has most recently gained its independence from Spain (in 1865), its primary independance celebration is that of independence from Haiti (in 1844).
- Unlike Haiti, the Dominican Republic is in UTC-4 (Atlantic) time, meaning it is 1 hour ahead of Eastern Time in the USA.
- Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is the oldest continuous western settlement in the “New World”, having been formally settled in 1496.
- The Dominican Republic offered the first chartered university, hospital, cathedral, and monastery in the Americas.
So… yeah… enjoy…
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 9:26 PM. 0 comments
On Sunday, May 17, 2009, Brandon Smith opened a letter from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and received a call to serve in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission.
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And here are pictures of a typical day in a typical location in the Dominican Republic:
Yes, ladies and gentlemen… they have a KFC… I’M SOLD!
But seriously, this is the reason that I am going:
I report to the Provo MTC on August 12, 2009, and then after about 3 weeks there, the Santo Domingo MTC for another 6 weeks.
I’ll be posting updates the for the time leading up to Aug. 12, so look forward to more to come!
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 9:31 AM. 0 comments
So if you’re a reader of this blog (which you are, if you’re reading this… at least, that’s how I think this whole “reader” thing works), then you know that occasionally I descend from the ivory tower of sanity, and talk about something that is on the very edge of acceptability… my feelings.
Haha, just kidding. Like I’d actually talk about my feelings…
Bah. *sobs*
“That’s what life is, Dad. Losing…” – Steve Smith
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 11:03 AM. 0 comments
This, my friends, is not a dead blog. It is just on hiatus… Until I’m not working so frigin’ much (which should be relatively soon…)
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