January 29, 2010
J.L.‘s hotel accommodations on the border of Haiti & the Dominican Republic
J.L. flew into Santo Domingo on Wednesday (27th) and made the difficult trip from the airport to the border with Haiti—difficult because of intense traffic going in that direction, bartering and haggling with the taxi driver over his greatly inflated prices, finding a place to stay for the night, meals, etc. The border closed at sundown, and the town, which looks like something from an old wild west movie, does not have hotels. J.L. was laughed at whenever he asked, “Is...read on
