Colorful devil mask careta of the Dominican carnival which is a very authentic piece of dominican culture students learn about when learning Spanish and Dominican culture at IIC Spanish School in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Carnival

The devils are dancing again: February is the month of the famous Dominican carnival. The streets are filled with the vibrant colors of ornately worked costumes, masks, and lots of[…]

Watching two whales breaching in the bay of Samana, Dominican Republic.

Whale Watching in Samaná

Each year, hundreds of humpback whales come from the Northern Atlantic to the warm waters of the Dominican Republic to mate, birth and nurse their calves. They can be watched[…]

Taino culture in the new museum in Casa del Cordón in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Casa del Cordón, a historic site in Santo Domingo, now hosts a museum celebrating pre-Hispanic culture. It focuses on the Taíno people and earlier indigenous groups. The exhibit, supported by[…]

IIC Spanish School's 20 fun facts about Spanish , honoring April 23 which is the UN Spanish Language Day.

20 Fun Facts about Spanish

Here are our favorite 20 Fun Facts about the Spanish language: 1-10 FUN FACTS 1. Spanish is a very phonetic language. If you know how a word is spelled, you can[…]

Dominican New Year's Traditions and resolutions how to celebrate and start the New Year.

How do Dominicans celebrate the change of the year? Celebrating New Year’s Eve is about doing things to attract good luck for the New Year – besides dancing and enjoying[…]

Serving the fruit cake after the meal on Holy night or on the 25th of December is one of the many typical Dominican Christmas traditions in the Dominican Republic.

Dominicans have the gift of celebrating every occasion, in particular the holidays. Read about Dominican Christmas Traditions, how we celebrate and what we like to eat during the holidays. Dominican[…]

Singing christmas carols villancicos aguinaldos is one of the many Dominican Christmas traditions you will see and hear over the holidays in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Christmas Traditions are all about being together with family and friends during the holidays: eating, celebrating, and enjoying time together. Here’s part 2 of what we like during the[…]