Arrived at the Dominican Republic yesterday!

After getting our luggage and exchanging our American dollars for pesos, we traveled from Santo Domingo to Santiago (a 1.5-hour trip), making a rest stop in between. At the rest stop, I had my first chicken empanada. It tasted quite awesome!

Upon arrival to Santiago, we went to the hotel and dropped off our stuff. We relaxed for a bit before walking to a local restaurant called el Tablón, where we had a passion fruit drink (chinola), rice, chicken, salad, beans, and tostadas.

After dinner, we had a ride back to the hotel. I wound up sleeping really early.