You will find many people from all over the world that make the DR either their permanent home, or live here part of the year. The most plentiful groups are Canadians, Americans, and the British. This is a welcoming community that offers something for everyone from social pubs to dinner clubs. You will not find a shortage of friends on the North Coast.
Sport is catered for well on the island with many golf courses, stables and riding clubs, tennis clubs and beach sports. Cabarete also plays host to kite boarding, known as the ‘capital of kite-surfing in the Caribbean’.
For evening entertainment, there are many reasonable and varied restaurants between the cities and towns. For the more adventurous there are more than enough ‘tourist attractions’ even for the most hardened of residents to find enjoyable.
Finally, to keep you up to date, on what is happening, there is an English-speaking radio station and at least four good websites devoted to the Dominican Republic, as well as an English weekly newspaper.
Many expatriates find that they enjoy getting involved in the local culture and make friends with local Dominicans and their families, thus finding a whole new community to learn about and be part of