It's been difficult getting online lately, as the rainstorms have caused a lot of "apagones," or blackouts. Sadly, these blackouts are always occurring throughout the country, making work and life a lot more difficult. As a forewarning, I do have no idea how often I will be able to write my blog from here on out, as the rainy season is about to get worse. Let's hope every now and then it lets up enough that I can access internet.
In relation to the apagones, it is a reflection of the political instability here in the Dominican Republic. It is 2010, and the country still suffers from blackouts, which should be only a minor concern for a country. And yet, the corruption, the constant bureauocratic reforms that impede any progress, and avarice for wealth make it difficult for the country to move forward. The saying here in the Dominican Republic, is that if a person ones to become a politician, they are only doing it for the money and not for the people. Hopefully, someday the country will find a way to combat corruption. It will not come from the politicians, however, but rather must come from the people themselves.
I received a question regarding the impact of the earthquake in Haiti and how it has affected the DR. It has not. It has affected the amount of immigrants from Haiti into the DR, however. Sadly, the Haitians are not well received and are treated like second-class citizens. More on that perhaps another time. I fear that I am about to lose internet again.
