Going to work

Each morning at 7:15 I ride to work with Niurka. Today our driver is Martin Alcántara, a neighbour who makes a living driving motoconcho. This is the name we give to this kind of taxi service. It's a very popular way to get around in my country.

Niurka gets off at her school in Neyba, three kilometres from here, while I continue another four kilometres to Galván, where I teach. In the Dominican Republic transportation is expensive, partly due to the high price of petrol. The ride to and from work costs me 100 pesos (US$3) every day.