I lived full time in the Dominican Republic for 10 plus years
[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2954750]I am proud of you for learning Spanish.[/QUOTE]Thank you! I guess you didn't know learning to speak another language is considered to be part of a diversified liberal arts education at the university that was considered one of the top in the United States of America.
After I moved to the Dominican Republic, I brushed up on my Spanish skills by attending university in UAPEC. Is considered to have one of the best language schools in Santo Domingo. Street Spanish and formal Spanish is indeed different. I am smart enough and have put the work in to master both.
[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2954750]Do you get to practice much in Pattaya?[/QUOTE]1. I don't need practice. 2. I speak Spanish everyday while in Pattaya. Why? Because I am in touch with my girls in [B]Colombia and the Dominican Republic[/B]. In touch with the manager that runs my business in the Dominican Republic. In touch with my lawyer (abogada). None of them speak English. Since asked, I was on Soil Tree Town and met a Colombian who was visiting Thailand. If Pattaya was his fourth stop on a tour of the country. We held our conversation in Spanish so I could [I]practice[/I]. Afterwards he told my he understood everything I said and that my Spanish is pretty good. Just that I needed to work on my accent. LOL!
[B]If you want to limit yourself and be stuck traveling to places like Sosua then don't learn Spanish[/B] I ask for more out of myself and I get it by putting the work in. The point is NOT if you are marked as a tourist. The point is communication and enhancement of your experience when you travel. Now my Thai is not so good. That is because I have not decided how much time I plan to spend in Pattaya. But trust me it will be a lot more than the time I plan to spend in Sosua. My language skills has allowed me to become an investor in a business in Colombia and I plan set up a base there Colombia. I have plans travel to 5 different countries in Latin America. [B]Immigration processes are straight forward in Thailand and Colombia[/B].
How much Spanish do you speak [B]Exporer8939[/B]?
Will you be bringing a Thai lady with you to Sosua? You know Thais can visit the Dominican Republic by just showing up and getting their 30 day VOA. If you didn't know, now you know.
[B]How you like me now[/B]?
My friend lives in Sosua. About the Crack down he says the following, today:
The police have clamped down. "They are making the girls wear less sexy clothes, but there are still girls everywhere. ".