A lot of drugstore opened 24 hours and with the most common drugs, but it is a good rule to bring with oneself the personal medicaments. School can recommend a Doctor in case of little disease and modern clinics are near the colonial zone. We suggest to buy a medical insurance before incoming. We use American type plugs for 110-120 volts 60 cycles. School will provide all information you may need.
Dominican kitchen is poor and culturally skilled to use all kind of ingredients and seasons at once.
Fried food is the most typical here. Very famous the sancocho prieto with its seven different meats. If you are strong at stomach don't loose the chimichurri, a fully seasoned hamburger prepared directly in the street. According to Dominican Laws the decimal metric system rules over weight and measures. Yet, it is important to note that despite having adopted the metric system, certain units of the old Spanish system and of others which were once in effect in our territory, have continued to be used in the Republic.