Sunday, June 8, 2008

God, How I Love Dominicans

Of all the cultural traits of Latin America it is their hospitality that I love the most.

I spent that last half of my day hanging out with a bunch of Dominicans, joking, laughing and frankly just having a good time. When we left (after bowling, going to the boardwalk and speaking lots of Spanglish) Kelsey, one of my sisters, turned to me and said: “All those people are nicer than any of the missionary interns I met with earlier today.” Why is this? How can someone so easily say that a bunch of random (unsaved) Dominicans are nicer in everyway than a bunch of people doing God work?

-MCW

2 comments:

Caitlin said...

difference in values.

(these are things I learned in intercultural competencies [regardless of whether or not I knew them before])

Son-Ju said...

You have a fun day with a small group of people and you attribute their kindness and laid back spirit to their bloodlines?