Puerto Plata, Cold Showers & Black Outs

Growing up, I’ve traveled to a bunch of states that all seem to look the same. Dominican Republic has a bunch of cities, but my favorite city is Puerto Plata. The memories created in Puerto Plata tattooed to the inner walls of my long-term memory. Sometimes I close my eyes and I can taste, smell, see and feel Puerto Plata. I remember when I first arrived on the foreign soil and the warm atmosphere hugged me and slowly made my hair frizz up. New York City and Puerto Plata are so different from each other; New York City is very fast paced, Puerto Plata on the other hand is very calm and slow paced.

The only time you see animals in New York City is in the zoo; you can find animals anywhere in Puerto Plata. My aunt’s neighbor has a huge house and a bunch of chicks, hens, and other animals in his backyard. The only pet my next door neighbor, in New York, has a dog and a bunch of mice. Lucky, I don’t have any unwanted pets in my apartment. In New York, I can actually bathe in warm, hot or cold water; in Puerto Plata you have to go out and fill up buckets of cold water to take a shower. I use to hate taking cold showers because I hate cold water. In Puerto Plata, you have to know how to speak Spanish fluently; New York City, on the other hand, you can easily find someone to translate conversations for you. Puerto Plata isn’t as diverse as New York City; most of the people there are Dominican. In Dominican Republic, there are a lot of power outages, especially when it rains and thunders. The only time I remember having a power outage in New York City was in 2003 (Northeast blackout of 2003). I like Puerto Plata way better than New York City because the weather is warm, the beaches are cleaner and the people are more kind. Puerto Plata is just so beautiful and so different from New York City. Eventually, I will visit Puerto Plata again.

Work Cited

The Associated Press. "Northeast blackout of 2003:Ten year anniversary of the power outage that rocked New York". NYDailyNews. August 14, 2013. Nydailynews.com. Web. March 7, 2014.