Dinner with the bats...

The evening of the 4th we went out for dinner at one of Santo Domingo's finest restaurants, Meson de la Cava. It is literally underground in a cave!! It was by far the coolest restaurant I have ever eaten in... and the food was delicious too. Well at least mine was... Grant tried chivo for the first time and hated it so much he gave it all to Dan (who didn't like it that much either but ate it because he didnt want to be rude like Grant!). I tried the chivo as well but I have to say it was the most disgusting meat I have ever eaten in my life. And if you don't know what chivo is... its goat. It tastes like bad stew meat. Fatty and stringy. Gross. But Dominicans love it - it comes close to being a delicacy! YUCK!


This is me with my closest group of friends here. We quite literally do everything together. Walk to and from class, eat meals, share stories, work in the clinics, do homework, procrastinate, etc. From left: Grant, Moira, Dan, and me. All of us go to Vandy except Moira! But we're already planning on visiting her at PSU!







This is the whole group of the students on the program! There are 25 of us in total and we are, for the most part, a good looking group. We at least all clean up really nice! We're in the hotel lobby here waiting to leave for dinner. Apparently the hotel had just undergone renovations - they went from classic Spain to modern Miami!!






One of the promoters that works in my clinic is literally 4 feet tall. Which is outrageous since I'm 5'8". I literally have to bend over to hear her!! Everyone calls her "chicitita" which means little little girl. This is Grant posing as my chicitito. He said he felt short next to me when I wore my heels!














This is the Vandy crew looking snazzy! We make up over 20% of students in the program!! In the back are Dan and Grant. In the front from left: Lauren, Me, Rebecca, and Maggie.










We were the last people to get on the bus, but to our surprise, the bus was completely empty!! All 21 of the other students took the other guagua - it was over capacity! But we got a personal tour! I'm just glad we weren't left behind!!









This is the restaurant! Like I said its one of the country's best and certainly the most unique! The food was great and the wine pouring was liberal... A fabulous choice for our dinner!











When you arrive in the restaurant, you have to take a spiral staircase down to the dining room. Grant and I smile for the camera while I hope not to trip over my BCBGs! The girl behind us is the eldest daughter of our program's director.








Like I said, one of the coolest things about the restuarant was that it was in a cave!! From back; me, Moira, Rebecca, and Jessica. We're just exploring some of the many nooks and crannies in the restuarant!







I would like everyone to pay special attention to how fabulous my hair looks. Thanks, Uncle Joey!!