New members appear all the time and we have no introduction thread. Moderator I hope you consider making this a sticky that stays on top of the forum

I'll start off with a bit about me:
I'm a 28yr old graduate in business & finance, work for an insurance company. Born and raised in Alto Manhattan in NYC, USA, and now I'm also a new dad raising a little one in the neighborhood. I'm from one of the many Taveras families in the Cibao from Licey, between Moca and Santiago. The fam as a whole is back and forth between our two islands (DR and Manhattan) constantly, and I'm surrounded every day by Dominicans from the homeland as well as 1st and 2nd generation-ers...so that's my connection to the culture. For kicks I like to read history & philosophy, and fave sports are boxing and martial arts.

Hope the rest of you keep this alive so newcomers have a place to intorduce themselves!

I need no introduction...LOLOLOL

I was chasing work in the DR for my previous employer about four years ago. I made several visits to the area and spent about two months combined. My wife is from Venezuela and I have worked about 15 years in Latin America ( Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana). I began reading DT to keep up with local news while I was bidding the work in the DR and just kept it up. I have also worked extensively in the Caribbean, (PR, Virgin Islands, Trinidad)

About me:

Just turned 29 in May graduate in the Computer Science field at BCC in Washington state. Born in San Francisco raised until 15 moved to NY lived there for 5 yrs the moved to WA state lived for 6 yrs also went to school there have been going back and forth from USA to DR and spending months in DR and full yr in 99 and now living in Houston, Texas for just over 2 yrs. raising 2 kids and married to a Dominican girl from Samana. For fun i love to read history and anything that involves mathematic calcs. Working on many personal projects in the computer field hopefully help DR in one way or another.

I have 4 projects that are personal and once done i will let you guys see it and hope fully like the ideas and point behind it.

Thank you all

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"One cannot in the nature of things expect a little tree that has been turned into a club to put forth leaves." - Martin Buber

Cibaeño: You seem to be fond of Adages; Here's one I live by:
"Wolves are wolves, even if you choose to pretend that they are Chickens". Professor Eugen Weber


Yo soy Capitaleño de nacimiento! Born in Villa Francisca, moved around often; lived in San Carlos, Mejoramiento Social, Ensache Luperon, La Duarte, El Conde, went to church in La Mella, moved to Santiago in 1961; Then, In 1963 > Moved to Amsterdam and 87 St...Then 139 st. and Hamilton Place, 184 st. and Amsterdam, and then 177 St. & Wadsworth where (lived 5 years) I finally grew up. From there moved to Boston (Jamacia Plain) in 1972, Back to the City in 1974; Joined the U.S. Air Force and remained in upstate NY; Where my daughter T was born in 1976. I then moved to Miami Beach in 1978; back to Boston in 1979....To NYC in 1980 where my son J was born. Back to South Florida, then New Orleans.....in December 1980. Moved quite a few times more. 1980-2004:
And I am now here in Florida. I thank God I've travelled for work and pleasure so often;
Life's too short to live in one place! My parents are from both extremes of DR; Dad who's 88 is from Barahona; My Mom who's pass away was from Higuey; she emigrated to the Capital in the 1940's.
My Dad grew-up in Quinigua, and as a teenager moved to Santo Domingo in the late 1930's.

I've studied at Northeastern Univesity (Boston), La UNPHU (SD,DR), Delgado Community College (New Orleans, LA), City College (NYC), Bronx Community College by 1987........

That' who I am! Let me not forget to mention that I decided to follow Jesus Christ's example back in 2001; I'm a new man, though I'm not so young. Blessed be His name!

born and raised for the most part in NYC I have a BA from Boston University work as a Network Admin do a lot of traveling with work just came back from Taipei, Hate it there! Love the Red Sox (as if you did not know that by now.... ) Let's go Red Sox... Love to cook, love dancing... Enjoy reading as well.

So is this where it ends? Come on ya'll!

E' que me da veiguenza...LOL

Look! Just because you come up in here with your handsome new face posted.... It doesn't mean you get away with not doing this.

LOL..Thanks pero yo todo lo mio se sabe..