What the What.

Last fall David applied for a Fulbright Scholarship to study public health in the Dominican Republic. Several anxious months later he learned that he had been awarded the scholarship and for the past five months our thoughts and plans were aimed southeast from our home in Seattle toward the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispañola. We will be here for 10 months and are living in the small town of Monte Plata. (As a marine biologist, I was thrilled be going to an island country in the Caribbean. As a marine biologist, I was not so thrilled to learn that Monte Plata is in the middle of the country and about as far as you can get from any coast). David will be working with a local NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) on issues related to HIV/AIDS and public health, but more from him on that later. Many of my friends and family will remember that I studied abroad here in the city of Santiago 11 years ago. This time however, I will be getting involved in community initiatives around Monte Plata, while also connecting with marine biology-related projects throughout the country.

We are thrilled and so lucky to be here! We’ll try to keep you posted on our work and adventures. We will also be making an obscene number of requests for you to come join us! So save us the trouble and COME VISIT!!!!

Love,

D&D