Only in Dominica III

Well, it's finally here. Our last weekend in Dominica. It's time to pack our bags and say goodbye to everyone we have come to know and love on the island.

Chris has his last final exam on the island today. From here on out, he will be doing 2 years of hospital rotations. And for me, it marks the end of full-time housewifery.

Before we leave though, I wanted to share with you one more round of Only In Dominica..

do the gnomes have a sun tan...

does 2-Pac's cousin {1-Pac} own a banana hut...

 

or will you find President Obama gracing the hot sauce.

Only in Dominica does merely being competent get you a job...

will you find iguanas crossing campus...

or centipedes in your rum punch...

Only in Dominica can you get your bike washed at the car wash...

do you find inspirational messages on the backs of cars...

or can you listen to a didgeridoo band.



But Dominica definitely has the best slang ever...



and the best signs ever!

 

Through it all, I love this island in the sun. And I'll miss these "only in Dominica" moments soon. Living in a developing country hasn't always been the easiest or most convenient, but in the end it's taught me to laugh when things are ridiculous & to enjoy my surroundings, unique quirks and all.

p.s.  Clare did an Only in Dominica.. post today too!

10 Days in Dominica, Day Six .................. Only in Dominica Part II

Day Six- Tell about an "Only in Dominica.." moment.

It's hard to tell about just one special moment.  Instead, I'd like to present you with a collection of photos I've taken since my last Only in Dominica post.

are taxi drivers bold enough to leave you a parting message..

or adorn their vehicles with nicknames..

Only in Dominica would you find a mannequin instead of a hostess at a restaurant..

or paneled wood flooring in a taxi..

or sweet wall carpeting for that matter..

Only in Dominica do they flavor their rum with snake..

or offer Body Gassis Objects Demolisher in a bottle..

Only in Dominica can you purchase tightey-whiteys individually..

or happy pineapples at the grocery store..

 

Only in Dominica do they screen Harry Potter illegally at a bar..

{check out that menu, btw}

or have disco party lights above the ATMs..

Only in Dominica are there caterpillars longer than my finger.. 

or eggnog 'flavoured' juice boxes..

Only in Dominica (and Jamaica) do they have Cock Soup Mix with Pumpkin..

but the Jamaicans certainly don't have miniature Beyonce the MoFo Chicken's..

Dominica, you make me laugh.

Only in Dominica..

Do they have linoleum on the floor of a van..

 

Or decorate their homes with seashells and hot pink paint..

 

Only in Dominica (and China) do they have Corn Candy..

 

But China certainly doesn't have grocery stores 

that open onto the beach..

 Only in Dominica do fishermen announce with a conch shell 

they are selling pufferfish off the sidewalk..

Or make sure they have absurd sayings on their vehicles..