I hadn't seen my grandfather in 22 years. When I finally returned to the Dominican Republic, his first question broke me.
Source: Business Insider ·
I spent a summer with my grandfather in the Dominican Republic at 12. After years of financial struggles, I finally returned 22 years later.
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It took the author 22 years to be able to afford to visit his grandfather again.Courtesy of the authorAt 12, I spent three months working on my grandfather's farm in the Dominican Republic.I promised to return soon, but years of financial struggles kept me away for 22 years.When I finally saved enough to visit, my grandfather had dementia and had lost his farm.When I was 12, my mother sent my brother, Pedro, and me to the Dominican Republic for three months to stay at my grandfather's home. I think she needed a break from raising two boys in the Bronx alone and wanted us to spend time with her father. Pedro and I were thrilled to share the Spanish language we'd inherited from our family. My grandfather was waiting for us in his beat-up 91 Nissan pickup truck. Every bump felt like the wheels would fly off.It took me 22 years to go back to visit, and everything had changed. He had us working the landThe green pasture and mountains of Santiago were a world apart from the 6-floor walk in…
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