So bear with me here, because this is going to sound strange. Boruga is a fermented milk drink. Its like a drinkable yogurt/cottage cheese mixture, its served ice cold, and its absolutely sensational. I had heard mention of this odd drink the day before and on my walk home today I decide to go in search of a colmado (corner grocery store) where it was served. I was hot and sticky by the time I found the right colmado, but one sip of the frosty boruga perked me right up. I tried guys, I really tried, not to drink most of the boruga before I got back to my flat, but I couldn't help it! It was so good! So now you get a picture of a half-drunk (drank/drunken...what's the correct past tense here?) boruga. 

So the D.R. has lots of fresh squeezed juices. You can go to the supermarket and watch them squeeze the juice daily- there's no sugar added and its all natural. So I'm on a mission to try as many flavors as possible. The other day I went to the store and was perusing through my selections. There were lots of flavors I knew, like mango and cereza (cherry), but those wouldn't do for my first fresh juice experience. No, the juice I chose I had to be daring and mysterious and cool. I picked out a small jug with a light pinkish orange hue. It was labeled toronja. "Ooooh," I thought, "Toronjo, that's a cool name, and look how pretty." I paid for my toronja, quite pleased with myself and opened it immediately once I arrived home. I didn't even bother with a glass, because who has time to bother with such things when they are holding an exciting mystery juice in their hands. I took a big gulp....and then nearly spit it back out. Grapefruit juice. Blah! Live and learn!

I'm just straightening out some tricky little mistakes I commonly mistake in Spanish with regards to ser, estar, and bueno. 
When referring to food you are eating right now, use "está bueno." Ex: La sopa está buena. The soup is good. 
When referring to food in a general sense, use "es bueno". Ex:  La sopa es buena.  Soup (in general) is good (as in good for you).
When referring to a person, use "está bueno/a" to say that someone is good-looking or sexy. Ex: Esa chica está buena. That girl is sexy. 
When referring to a person, use "es bueno/a" to refer to their personality. Ex: Esa chica es buena. That girl is good (as in a good person).
 

Casabe: a flat Dominican bread made of cassava (a.k.a. yuca) flour. Featured above.
Yuca: A tropical root vegetable common in Dominican cooking. Kind of tastes like a potato.....but gummier? So hard to describe!  Featured above.

BTW: this was my Dominican meal for the night. I bought it at a roadside "parilla" or grill and took the leftovers to finish at home (I didn´t want to stay late and be caught out after dark, which can be a sketchy situation when you are by yourself). So actually, this is just half of my meal, the other half I finished at the restaurant. For 200 pesos, about 5 dollars, I was able to get  a side of casabe, a side of yuca, and a large pincho (kebab). Of course the wine is separate, and my only drinking vessel was a mug, but it was still tasty)