Ive wanted to visit the Dominican Republic as a tourist for years. The idea came to me when I worked for a community based organization in a predominantly Latino school in Washington, DC. There is large Dominican community in the area, and many of the parents and students look forward to their yearly summer trips back to the DR. I was playing as a musician in a merengue band at the time and one of the parents joked that I should take a trip if I liked Dominican culture so much. For now, this visit is no longer in my plans because the Dominican Government has decided to treat a group of its people in a manner that I cant ignore. Im not discussing my vacation plans as an exercise in narcissism or personally taking offense to laws in another country. Im writing because tourism accounts for roughly 8 percent of the Dominican economy. I think it is important as a person of conscience, as the child of immigrants, and as a person of color to think twice before visiting the DR. Tourism might be the most effective tool for foreigners to condemn the actions of the Dominican Government. I sincerely hope this situation improves and that the Dominican Government will overturn this law. Because of my interest in merengue urbano, I would love to board a flight and land in Santo Domingo at the Aeropeurto Internacional Las Américas-José Francisco Peña Gómez.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 23:01:31 +0000
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