[r7rGOhvd]

I would never have found the Gay Community of Santo Domingo without DR1!

Joseito

[RozzyLiu]

The impact this board has had on my life is that it is a reminder to me of what the DR is like, even when I’m not there.

Like the DR, this board has beautiful views, friendly people, and a welcoming atmosphere that invites you to return.

Also like the DR, this board has garbage, potholes, tigueres (sp), and some unpleasant elements that make you wonder why you came here in the first place.

As with the DR, I have weighed both the good and the bad and the scale still tips toward the good, so I’ll keep returning.

GlowWorm

[gariharrr]

For me this board lets me make any preparations I need to move to the DR when I am ready. As far as the Internet I am already at least an 8 hour drive from anyone I want to talk to in the States so I communicate through the Internet.
If I live in the DR I am basically just the same travel time from them. The Irony is the cost to fly to my home town from the DR is the same as flying from where I am at now to my home town.
Using the Internet I am basically able to have my relationships with my friends and family back home but live year round in perfect summer time lifestyle.
John
P.S.
I did a cost break down based on part info from DR1 but also from my observations while in the DR. on a $1500 a month pension I would have the same standard of living there as I would with my plus a $3000 a month job here in Virginia Beach. SO no work and same standard of living or work full. I think this is a no brainer.

[WeestDype]

If this board didn't exist do you think your life would be the same, better, or worse?[/QUOTE]
This board unfortunately ruined my life! I found out my bf was a certified sankie!!!!

[GustavM]

The other day I started to think about the internet and I reliezed that it really does have an impact on my life. I use it mostly for research and AIM chats but I deintely do love comintg to this board and reading posts and making them or replying to them. I go to The clown bin whenever I'm havnga bad day and need a laugh. I go to the romance forum when i want to feel something deep and real. I go to this forum when Im bored- Just kidding.

Anyways I started to wonder If this board didn't exist how it wouldeffect my life. Well Idefinitly love coming here so it would have an impact. I've meet some really cool people, though I dont talk to them anymore. I found an amazing nightclub. I was able to doa report with the help of some posts here. And the board means a lot to me so I feel it's been avery positive force in my life.



If this board didn't exist do you think your life would be the same, better, or worse?

[cewIdeatovace]

either you dr1 or you don't... remember that tee shirt????

life would not stop if it was not for this board... but i would probably be alot dumber and have alot less entertainment...

oh yeah.... and i would have never met HB and BB.... my 2 DR1 Men that I could never ever ever forget....

[dalnecymync]

In my case when away form home it makes me feel at home. It also tends to help mekeep lif in perspective and reminds me that it nice to be able to feel at home even when away....

[SueveDobe]

This board has changed my life, I now know there are other deeply troubled people out here and I'm not alone.
Badpiece

[bjacogaerllyo]

If it wasn't for this board I'd get out more in winter Just kidding

Even when I didn't post much I had to read what was going on every morning, during the day and every night.

But I have made so many friends and that's the best part.

[jokilewqs]

[QUOTE=Chopical]The other day I started to think about the internet and I reliezed that it really does have an impact on my life. I use it mostly for research and AIM chats but I deintely do love comintg to this board and reading posts and making them or replying to them. I go to The clown bin whenever I'm havnga bad day and need a laugh. I go to the romance forum when i want to feel something deep and real. I go to this forum when Im bored- Just kidding.

Anyways I started to wonder If this board didn't exist how it wouldeffect my life. Well Idefinitly love coming here so it would have an impact. I've meet some really cool people, though I dont talk to them anymore. I found an amazing nightclub. I was able to doa report with the help of some posts here. And the board means a lot to me so I feel it's been avery positive force in my life.

If I did not have this board?.......Yes it would effect my life, I would have to start looking for Newspapers and Magazines once again for the Bathroom........

Gringo

[GustavM]

Yay! I created a good topic! And the replies were really heartwarming. :-D Wow!

[Logaleta]

The other day I started to think about the internet and I reliezed that it really does have an impact on my life. I use it mostly for research and AIM chats but I deintely do love comintg to this board and reading posts and making them or replying to them. I go to The clown bin whenever I'm havnga bad day and need a laugh. I go to the romance forum when i want to feel something deep and real. I go to this forum when Im bored- Just kidding.

Anyways I started to wonder If this board didn't exist how it wouldeffect my life. Well Idefinitly love coming here so it would have an impact. I've meet some really cool people, though I dont talk to them anymore. I found an amazing nightclub. I was able to doa report with the help of some posts here. And the board means a lot to me so I feel it's been avery positive force in my life.



If this board didn't exist do you think your life would be the same, better, or worse?

My life would be the same, but i am very happy this board exist.

[JoesBro]

This board can be quite entertaining lol! It has also helped me prepare for all my DR trips and I get lots of laughs from everyone! I love having this board it's fun reading time for me!

[bjacogaerllyo]

Nice to see you posting lilsam. Been wondering where you've been.

[agildeta]

I was very happy with my life before I discovered DR1. Now I am much happier because if it was not for this site, I would have not met the most wonderful person that I have ever met...

Awwww... thanks, that's so sweet. You're going to make me blush talking about me like that

[Preorbtat]

How did DR1 impact on my life? Well let’s see, and this is serious sh**! I have been living here for over 10 years now and I guess that with time you kind of forget or take for granted, all the good things about this country; “la joie de vivre” de este pueblo, the amazing drive to small towns, the priceless smile of a little boy on a country road, the flowery smell when you first come off the plane, its cascades and rivers, the beauty of the turquoise sea, that “real men” do still exist (thanks to Miguel’s posts) and of course sipping a cold Presidente in the Colonial zone. Than I started to read DR1 and the posts of people sharing their stories of when they touched the DR soil, some stories made me laugh, some made me “wonder what the heck!” but mostly they made me remember the reasons I felt in love with this country! Thank ya!

[Siliespiriulk]

Think I'm more or less addicted to reading this board. Just have to check the latest messages several times per day. It's the first thing I do when I get to work in the morning. It's very informative and interesting reading. Since I found this board I know now much more about D.R. and dominicans than I did before. Also without this board I wouldn't know anything about sankies and chopos. Thanks for enligtening me.

[SeftyJokipl]

This board unfortunately ruined my life! I found out my bf was a certified sankie!!!!

Then it's a good thing. You saved a lot of money. Make the check payable to AZB, Inc.

[Preorbtat]

Juanita darling, I am very humbled by what you said about me .

Just don't say it too loud, since they are many female bashers here and they will rip me another caboose hol*, . Thanks

Ehh!!! Let us dream a bit! You're like our own "Don Juan DeMarco"!

[heltduell]

If this board didn't exist do you think your life would be the same, better, or worse?

My life w/b the same. I love coming here everyday though. I have met some nice people, and I've had fun along the way.


Missed you at the last reunion.