"Semana Santa" (Spring Break)

Since after Christmas, I had been counting down the days until spring break.  Here, spring break falls during "holy week", or "semana santa" - the week before Easter.  Basically, the whole country has off work or school this week and it is a great excuse for Dominicans (or everyone) to travel, go to resorts, and have a good time.



Cabarete Beach. The insanity during Semana Santa



So that's what we did! Three of my friends from college, Emma, Jana, and Amy, came down from Michigan to visit me and stay with me at an all-inclusive resort for the week. My good friend Melissa had five of her friends come down from Colorado, where we were a large group of 10 obnoxious Americans at the same resort. It was definitely a good time :)

Shrimp Kabob with tostones, rice, beans,
garlic bread, and salad. Yessss

Me, Emma, Amy, Jana

Melissa's Friends: Amy, Me, Brandon, Steph, Brett, Tyler, and
Melissa in the middle



Everyone!


Now, new thing to look forward to: SUMMER!!!