Vista Del Valle Neighborhood In Cotui

By Aneurys Pérez

Cotuí

Saturday, December 7^th, 2013  

Vista Del Valle Neighborhood In Cotuí

By Aneurys Pérez

From its beginning, Vista del Valle neighborhood brings with it a wonderful history, a good development, and extraordinary changes over the time, which many people would be interested to know. As all neighborhoods, Vista del Valle, has a different history. It has its own origin, and also its evolution, making this neighborhood a treasure to discover.

There are many important things to learn about the beginnings of Vista del Valle neighborhood in Cotui. One day, Benjamin Jerez, who was the owner of a cattle farm, decided to sell part of his land. From that moment on, people started buying pieces of land in order to live there. However, it became a neighborhood called La Sabana, which was the name of the farm. The neighborhood was founded in 1999 during the first government of Dr. Leonel Fernández. Then, a teacher named Neris Rondón saw the natural environment, which looked like a valley. After that, she said that she would give a better name to the neighborhood. Eventually, the name, Vista del Valle, was given to it in 2001 when Ana Mercedes Casso School was founded. Both a basketball and a baseball fields were built that year. During the foundation of Vista del Valle, there were only three families living there. From then on, the population started increasing. 

The past conditions of Vista del Valle neighborhood were not favorable at all. Almost everything seemed to be in chaos. There was only tall grass and forest all around. The roads were not good for any type of transportation because of the mud. The mud didn’t allow any vehicle to go over them, except horses. The first families didn’t have access neither to water not to electricity. Both were very far from the neighborhood. They were around two kilometers away. There was abundance of different kinds of insects such as spiders, wasps, mosquitoes, Etc. Finally, Vista del Valle neighborhood didn’t have sufficient conditions to be populated. These conditions made this place terrible to live in.

Through the time, Vista del Valle neighborhood has become a good place to live because of the facilities in it. One reason this is a good place to live is the diversity of stores, which means that it is not necessary to go to another place in order to go shopping. For example, if you want to buy clothes, footwear, appliances, staple items, foods, or medicines, there are some stores that sell them for you. There are also beauty places either for women or men such as beauty salons and barber shops. Another reason Vista del Valle neighborhood has become a good place to live is the places of entertainment, which are there for people to spend a pleasant and good time with friends or relatives. For instance, two billiard club, three video games clubs, and a betting sport bank are places where people spend time either playing pool, playing video games, or making bets on baseball games. Finally, the most important reason is Ana Mercedes Casso School located in this neighborhood and Professor Juan Bosch high school located no more than 10 minutes away from Vista del Valle by walk. These places provide education for anyone to study without going too far.

In contrast to the past conditions in Vista del Valle neighborhood, there are great differences in the present ones. In the past, everything seemed to be in chaos; however, in the present, everything is urban. The roads were impassable. On the contrary, the present roads are paved and ready to be traveled by any vehicle. Unlike in the present, there was a lack of water and electricity. In the present, the neighborhood has both water and electricity. Differently from the past, in the present there are many facilities and advantages. The conditions in Vista del Valle neighborhood have been improving over the time. In contrast to the past, the present conditions are far better for anyone to live in this neighborhood.

To conclude, Vista del Valle neighborhood is a good example of development and evolution since it has been able to go through many changes and a great history.  It should be noted that this neighborhood, despite being one of the newest in Cotui, has achieved great development that many neighborhoods so quickly have not.

Cotuí 2013

Unexpected News

Thursday, November 14^th, 2013

The news about Palito de Coco, Rumai, is not as it was expected. After his presentation on a TV program called ´´De Extremo a Extremo´´ and his participation in a stadium with Las Aguilas baseball team, Rumai divulged in La Súper Revista Program that he had been deceived by his manager, Oliver Peña, who denied everything. Oliver claimed not to have received money from these activities. He said that he had only received $ 3000 dollars From Frederick Martinez (El Pacha) for taking part in a TV commercial, and that he has given $1700 dolars to Rumai, more than 50 percent as established in the contract. Oliver Peña said that he would sue Rumai for defamation. Let’s wait what will happen. 

By Aneurys Pérez 

The Oldest Rivalry in the Dominican Republic

The Oldest Rivalry in the Dominican Republic

     December is a month in which people in the Dominican Republic come together and agree on everything, except for one thing: baseball. The Dominican Winter League started again, and thousands of people have been attending to the different stadiums countrywide. This season the six teams have been playing very well, but every single basebal fan thinks his or her team is the one that will win the national championship. The traditional teams, Aguilas Cibaeñas and Tigres del Licey, have been on top of the rest of teams. Aguilas fans tease Licey fans saying that their team is the best, but Licey fans say they will win because their team has the best players of the league. They often forget that there are other four teams, and that any of them could win the championship. Last year, Aguilas Cibaeñas were on top of the rest of the teams during the regular season, but at the end of the season they were defeated 5-0 by a team that ended up in fourth place. So, I think that, instead of arguing about which is the best team, it would be better if we enjoyed every game and waited untill the end of the season to know which is the best, wouldn't it?

                                                                                         By Félix José Suárez

SÁBADO EXTRAORDINARIO

Saturday, October 26^th, 2013 

Two weeks ago, the singer of the famous song ¨Palito de Coco¨ was being sought by almost an entire country, but fortunately, he has appeared. The singer, whose real name is Rumai, was presented this Saturday in a program called Sábado Extraordinario. After the success of his famous video, today he appears with a manager named Oliver Peña, a video more professional than the first one, and a band. During an interview in this program, Rumai said that he would record about 10 more songs. He also said that he was very happy to be known by many people and that he did not want to be a street vendor again. Rumai is a celebrity to whom a good future in the world of music is expected.

By Aneurys Pérez 

THE LASTEST NEWS

Friday, October 11^th, 2013

     Nowadays, there is a song that has captured the attention of thousands of people. The song, which is like a Merengue, is called Palito de Coco. It is sung by a Haitian street vendor. It became famous when a video was uploaded to YouTube. After that, it became viral on social networks because in less than a week it had more than 800,000 views on YouTube. Some mass media and singers have tried to find the Haitian man, but it turns out that he has disappeared. Neither mass media nor singers have been able to find the Haitian man. The Haitian man is expected to be found in the coming days. 

By Aneurys Pérez

2013-1 BULLETIN BOARD

As every semester, the English Composition Class at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San Francisco de Macorís published their final papers on the bulletin board. Here are some images of that great adventure.

Here, two women writers decorate de bulletin board in

                                         the Foreign Languages Room.

 They are hard working and happy women writers, aren´t they?

They take some time to pose.

Beautiful colors

More posing. This time, they combined the posing with some work.

At times, the glue is a problem.

It takes some concentration an confort to do such a great job!

Now, the bulletin board is ready. It can't wait to have all those great ideas on.

The Posting

It is always great to see how writers work as a team.

From left to right: Victor Manuel, Suany, Josian, Aleyda, Aneyri, and Mr. Encarnación

THE CLASSROOMS AT THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SANTO DOMINGO, RECINTO SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS

By Aneiry Santos

San Francisco de Macorís 

Friday, May 24th, 2013

  THE CLASSROOMS AT THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SANTO DOMINGO, RECINTO SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS

By Aneiry Santos

How are the classrooms at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San Francisco de Macorís? Everyone could imagine that this higher learning center has the best conditions in its classrooms, including an excellent organization and the necessary materials for teaching and learning. Classrooms are very important. Working in clean and organized classrooms is good for teachers and students. Unfortunately, they have some problems that do not make them the best classrooms.

            The hygiene in the classrooms at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San Francisco de Macorís is not very good. Everybody can see how the classrooms look. Although some of them are clean, others are not. The vast majority is dirty, with trash on their floors and dust on their furniture. Many classrooms sometimes do not have the proper conditions for teaching and learning. The smell of dust, the dirty walls, and the mess on the floors is what the students and teachers find in their classrooms. In addition, a few students consider that the authorities of this higher learning center must contribute to solve this problem because it is difficult to work in dirty classrooms. They also consider that the employees of the stewardship department, which is in charge of the hygiene in all the classrooms, should take more care about it, but the employees say that they are doing their job and the students do not help. In the meantime, some pupils recommend that this higher learning center should organize teams of employees that tell students how to keep the classrooms clean, and motivate them by using different resources like posters, speeches, wastebaskets, and so on.

            Furthermore, there are some needs that the classrooms at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San Francisco deMacorís have. First of all, it is important to mention that a few classrooms have the necessary materials for teaching and learning. One of those classrooms is the Modern Languages Room, The Digital Room, and The Computer Lab. On the other hand, others do not have more than three desks and a board. It is incredible to see empty classrooms, without desks, boards, wastebaskets, teachers´ desks, and so on. Many classrooms need enough fans, new boards, desks, and computer projectors. The opinion of a few students is that the authorities from this higher learning center are not paying attention to the needs in the classrooms. However the materials are not the only things that the classrooms need. Many of them need paint, new doors, and repair in their ceilings and walls.

Another topic that is not receiving much attention is the organization of the classrooms. Although there are some organized classrooms with the teachers´ and students´ desks very well located, others are very disorganized. The desks and chairs are in different places. The classrooms look like a mess. After each term, the pupils leave the classrooms messy and some teachers do not tell them anything about organization. Some teachers consider that students know what to do about organization because they are not kids. In contrast, learners guess that it is the responsibility of the teachers to tell them what to do about organization. Also, the students do not offer their help and do not know the importance of having organized classrooms.

In conclusion, hygiene, organization, and needs are not receiving enough attention at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Recinto San Francisco de Macorís. The classrooms are the most important places of this higher learning center. It depends on students, teachers, and authorities to have a better place, but they are not offering enough help. 

San Francisco de Macorís 2013