Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be brought up in a culture different than your own? I interviewed a gentleman at my place of employment that grew up in the Dominican Republic, which is mainly a Spanish Culture. The Dominican Republic consists of Federal Government, and each provincia has a government consisting of a governor, a mayor, and a senator, similar to the United States legal system. The country is made up of thirty provincias, which one provincia is equivalent to our one state. Within each provincia different towns exist, with each town consisting of a police department, fire department, and a central municipal building. Even though each town has somewhat of an organized set up, really it is just the opposite. Within the town government, things are really not organized. The government is currently trying to organize speed limits, and make their police departments more.

             effective. .

             The Dominican Republic is a relatively poor country. They have developed a class system, but it consists of either rich or poor, with no in between or middle class. Family sizes are generally large, sometimes consisting of seven or eight children, so the parents worked hard for their money to support such a big family. At approximately age thirteen children would begin working out in the cotton fields, when they were not attending school. Going to school is an important part of.

             this culture as well; children are encouraged when graduated from high school to continue their education through college. At the age of eighteen, most young adults get married, and begin to develop a family of their own. Religion is also an important part of the family life, and to the Spanish culture. About ninety five percent of the country are Roman Catholic, and a high percentage of these people attend church.

             services on Sunday mornings.

             Generally, people of the Dominican Republic celebrate the same holidays.

             as the American Culture just minus Thanksgiving.