Dominican Republic: A Personal Analysis

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I was born and brought up until the age of 20 in the Dominican Republic. I’m from a rural town known as Vietnann in the province of Santiago. It’s in the northern side of the island, approximately 150 kilometers from the Capital called Santo Domingo.

My family is well regarded in my town, with a lot of influence and respect. Surprisingly, that was not because of wealth. It was because we were such a close and large family and we had also been in the area for some significant time.

My father is one of 4 brothers and sisters, well known by the community for being outgoing and independent. My aunt has always been in the financial industry, another aunt was married to a wealthy man with a significant amount of land and cattle, and my dad was

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