Living in the Dominican Republic is like using the words of Forrest Gump “A box of Chocolates,” meaning all the delicious favorite things from life can be found here and sweetly devoured whilst there will always remain a few chewy caramel chunks of life that stick to your teeth!
Having however lived here for eleven years I am now finding that I don’t need to pick as much caramel out of my teeth anymore (I have dentures – joking!) I now know which chocolates to eat quickly and which ones to put away for a rainy day!

I love living in the Dominican Republic and have made this fascinating Caribbean Island my choice of home, away from all things cold and blustery, away from all things familiar and familiarized and am generally very content to stick my feet into what ever the gentle Trade Winds of Life blow my way.

So how does a young girl (well once I was) from the congenial provinces of Stockport in the industrialized north of England happen to be living in the tropical trappings of paradise?  I contracted a rather virile strain of “Itchy Feet Syndrome” in my late twenties and sought to seek convalescence on said sunny island with plenty of beautiful beaches so my idle mind could soak up the sun of inspiration and my itchy feet could dance the night away to the pulsating rhythm of Merengue and my parched and sore throat could be soothed with the magical healing powers of rum. 

Well that was all a long time ago now as I am rapidly and scarily approaching my fortieth birthday, my feet are no longer itchy, I still sometimes get the occasional parched and sore throat but on the whole I can congratulate myself upon an astounding recovery of life! Ha!

With Mango Mama's Blog I can share my scrapbook of life and take you all by the hand through the deliciously tropical life I enjoy here in the DR  with my family, friends and animals and by keyboard, paw and print give you all an insight into what life is really all about in the Dom Rep.

My Old Home Town of Stockport-England

My New Home Town of Puerto Plata-Dominican Republic