Brief History Politics - Economic Life Traditions - Friendships & Family Relationships Bureaucracy Religion Humour - Local Holidays Taboos Invitations Gifts Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working Communication Negotiating - Women in Society Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don t - Making Friends
Brief History - Politics - Economic Life - Traditions - Friendships & Family - Relationships - Bureaucracy - Religion - Humour - Local Holidays - Taboos - Invitations - Gifts - Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working - Communication - Negotiating - Women in Society - Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don't - Making Friends
Ginnie Bedggood graduated in History from Queen Mary College,
University of London, and post-graduated in Public and Social
Administration from the LSE, Southampton University, and Brunel
University. She worked as a probation officer in Soho, London, in
the 1960s and spent seventeen years as a social work academic at
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, before moving to the
Dominican Republic. She lived in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
from 1992 until her untimely death in 2010. The later editions of
Culture Smart! Dominican Republic have been revised and updated by
co-author Ilana Benady. Ginnie is also the author of Quisqueya: Mad
Dogs and English Couple, a narrative that charts the early
adjustment to her new surroundings.
Originally from Gibraltar, Ilana Benady is a social anthropology
and political sciences graduate with more than 25 years experience
of communications and development work in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
She has lived in the Dominican Republic for 18 years. Now based in
Punta Cana, she is married to well-known Dominican photojournalist
Pedrito Guzman, who took the photo for the book's cover and several
of the inside illustrations. Ilana currently works as a Spanish to
English translator mainly for international development agencies
and non-profit organisations, as well as for private sector clients
in several countries. She and Pedrito have a teenage son.
As well as Culture Smart! Dominican Republic, Ilana is the
co-author of Expat FAQs - Moving to and Living in the Dominican
Republic, also with Ginnie Bedggood.
Co-author Ginnie, a retired sociology lecturer from the UK who
lived in Puerto Plata for over 17 years, passed away before she
could see the fruits of her labour, a reflection of her great love,
respect and admiration for her adopted country and its people.
Since then, Ilana has revised and updated the later editions of
Culture Smart! Dominican Republic.
Ilana's other publications include Aunt Clara's Dominican Cookbook,
co-authored with award-winning blogger and food photographer Clara
Gonzalez. Ginnie also wrote Mad Dogs and English Couple, a memoir
of her and her husband's early years as expats adjusting to life in
the Dominican Republic.
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers...'
Sunday Times Travel,
' the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright
odd quirks and customs of various countries.' Global Travel,
' full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you
avoid embarrassing faux pas.' Observer,
' as useful as they are entertaining.' Easy Jet Magazine,
' offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world.' New York
Times
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