For my final night in Sosua, which was a Wednesday evening, I was going to hit the main street bars scene. I realized that this was the scene that was perhaps the one where there was most potential for drama and trouble from the girls (and other local characters) but I had already done the Blackbeard's thing earlier in the week and Passions the night before just didn't work out for me. So it was time to do the big show in town!
I chica-proofed my room at Rocky's by putting all cash into the locker and leaving nothing else out that I couldn't part with. I carried a photocopied passport and only enough pesos to buy drinks in my front pocket to be on the safe, cautious side.
Unlike other guys, I didn't meet any girls during the daytime hours while in Sosua since I was diving. So it was to be an evening only activity for me. After a great dinner at Rocky's and sitting in on their weekly Movie Night, I hit the streets at about 10 pm. Merengue and Classicos were closed for renovations and the other bars on the same side of the main street like Central Bar (opposite D'Latin) and the one of the corner were moderately busy. Seems like they were populated by ex-pats and girls I just was not interested in. A few of the girls hanging on the sidewalk approached me but again, I had no interest in them so I kept walking.
Rumba was also moderately attended and a good thing is that I could quickly scan the entire bar from the sideway to see if there were any girls I liked - nope, there were none at all. So the only other place left was D'Latin which was easily the largest open air establishment there. At this hour, it was also moderately busy with enough room left to walk around. The entire back part was still empty at 10:30 pm.
What I noticed is that security at all three entrances checked many of the girls for ID. So I assumed, whether correctly or not, that any girl who got into D'Latin, would be of age and I wouldn't have to check for cedula (ID) myself. I already heard about the horror stories about underage girls being in with the local corrupt cops where as soon as you get into your room with one of them, the cops would be banging on your door and you would have to pay them off.
I got another orange juice for 100 pesos and spent the next few hours just hanging out and walking around the place scoping out the talent. By midnight, things got really busy there. Girls of different sizes and shapes were everywhere, from 2s to a few 10s. And quite a few were very aggressive - more aggressive than any of the girls back at Blackbeard's or even Passions.
There was no way that I was going to be able to blend in, even with other guys there since I was the only Asian dude there. In fact, during my entire trip, I saw only one other Asian guy in DR! So needless to say, all the girls and the motoconcho guys were calling out to me using the term 'Chino'. I'm sure that they were not using this as a derogatory term as they seemed to want to initiate friendly conversation. So I accepted things the way it was without making a big fuss about it.
Nevertheless, I was indeed a target - I noticed that some of the girls were hitting on my more than the other guys there. And some, but not all, of the aggressiveness of the girls started to really turn me off. First of all, the aggressive girls tended to be the ones I definitely would touch even if I was paid to do so. They were usually chunkier than I would like. Some of them just couldn't take a simply and polite 'no gracias' for a response. A few even after I verbally turned them down, turned around and proceeded to rub their fat asses on me - which I really didn't appreciate. I didn't want to make a scene but I really felt like telling them to get out of my face. I just kept walking if they persisted. I mean, how would you feel if some woman you were not attracted to started to rub herself on you?
I also heard that the aggressive ones, even if pretty, tend to be the ones that do not provide great service and end up being the drama queens. So I kept looking for my girl. After awhile, I noticed an interesting looking chica (mainly because she had blondish hair rather than dark), sitting on the upper level in the back overlooking the club. When I looked up, she simply smiled. I went by below and she extended her hand for a high five. I didn't stop as I needed to go to the washroom.
When I came back, after another rotation of the club floor, I went by this blonde chica again and she gave me a kiss in the air. This prompted me to go up and meet her. This type of interaction was more than acceptable to me, friendly but not overly aggressive. Her name was something like Rani. She was there with another chica and asked me if I wanted 2 or 1 chicas - I replied just her.
So I asked 'cuanto questa - uno hora?' She asked for 2,000 pesos. Now this is where the previous reports really came in handy as I was already expecting figures like this. But I kept countering with 1,500 and told her that's all the pesos I had left since 'manana, aeropuerto' (tomorrow it's the airport for me). From the reports of others, I was encouraged to stick to my guns at 1,500 pesos or move on to another girl.
She asked me which hotel I was staying at and I said Rocky's and it was 'esta cerca' (very close by), dos minutos caminar (two minutes walk). She conferred with her amiga since her friend understood more English than her and her friend indicated to me that Rani would accept my terms. Now in order to further reduce any possible drama, I also learned the phrase 'ultimo prescio' from a Spanish speaker here in my hometown. This meant the ultimate, final, or total price. I made it clear that there would be no price paid for motoconcho or taxi - it was 1,500 period.
Deal was sealed with this 23 year old from Santo Domingo and we walked over to Rocky's which was now officially closed for business as it was after midnight. But since I had a key to their steel gate, it was not a problem. I don't think she ever went there before as she asked if this was the place - noticing that the bar/restaurant area was already dark. Since there were a few unexpected steps, I didn't want her to accidentally trip in her high heels so I offered her a hand while pointing out the darkened steps - she appreciated this gesture a lot.
After getting into my room, I showered first, then her. Then we had a rather unexpected playful session that went well for me (no problems from my end unlike my experience the night before at Passions). She, like some of the other DR girls I sessioned with this week, played with my nipples while we were in missionary position. I didn't have the heart to tell her that this nipple play thing did not do a damn thing for me but at least it was not distracting.
It's funny but she still did asked after I paid her whether she could have a bit more pesos for motoconcho and I said I have no more. Then she asked if I had any in my pocket but after saying nope again, she backed down. I offered for the hell of it, to give her two extra condoms (which I called Canada condoms) which she eagerly accepted.
She was willing to pose in a photo with me too afterwards. I escorted her back out and at the Rocky's entrance, she asked me to wait until her motoconcho ride got there. I was kind of puzzled why she would want one - maybe she wasn't going back to D'Latin as it was already 2 am but she also mentioned the word 'politur' which meant police. Maybe she didn't want to be out walking alone and being spotted by the police or something - I don't know.
But when her ride approached, she thanked me for waiting and kissed me goodbye. I locked up and was quite satisfied with a spendid, successful and trouble free evening in Sosua!
Overall, yes, you have to stick to your guns if you want to play the Sosua bar scene. Many girls are aggressive and if you don't approach the girls you like, especially the quieter ones, no deals will be made. I have a feeling that since there were many more girls than guys there, and many of the guys from my observation were not taking any active stances, would have no deals made, unless with only the aggressive girls. So you have to get at least some basic Spanish in to facilitate negotiating the deals and your terms.
For me, another issue was that not only in Sosua but also at Blackbeard's, I only liked maybe 10 to 20% of the girls. But perhaps as long as that 10 to 20% are available for me, I would return to DR. The Sosua bar scene is a bit more advanced in order to reduce any possible trouble but totally doable, even for a first time DR visitor like myself if one sticks to the proven tactics that others have passed onto us.
I would do this Sosua scene again but since the hunt can be time consuming and tiring, I would also return in combo with a short stay at Blackbeard's or Field of Dreams to balance the trip out.
I chica-proofed my room at Rocky's by putting all cash into the locker and leaving nothing else out that I couldn't part with. I carried a photocopied passport and only enough pesos to buy drinks in my front pocket to be on the safe, cautious side.
Unlike other guys, I didn't meet any girls during the daytime hours while in Sosua since I was diving. So it was to be an evening only activity for me. After a great dinner at Rocky's and sitting in on their weekly Movie Night, I hit the streets at about 10 pm. Merengue and Classicos were closed for renovations and the other bars on the same side of the main street like Central Bar (opposite D'Latin) and the one of the corner were moderately busy. Seems like they were populated by ex-pats and girls I just was not interested in. A few of the girls hanging on the sidewalk approached me but again, I had no interest in them so I kept walking.
Rumba was also moderately attended and a good thing is that I could quickly scan the entire bar from the sideway to see if there were any girls I liked - nope, there were none at all. So the only other place left was D'Latin which was easily the largest open air establishment there. At this hour, it was also moderately busy with enough room left to walk around. The entire back part was still empty at 10:30 pm.
What I noticed is that security at all three entrances checked many of the girls for ID. So I assumed, whether correctly or not, that any girl who got into D'Latin, would be of age and I wouldn't have to check for cedula (ID) myself. I already heard about the horror stories about underage girls being in with the local corrupt cops where as soon as you get into your room with one of them, the cops would be banging on your door and you would have to pay them off.
I got another orange juice for 100 pesos and spent the next few hours just hanging out and walking around the place scoping out the talent. By midnight, things got really busy there. Girls of different sizes and shapes were everywhere, from 2s to a few 10s. And quite a few were very aggressive - more aggressive than any of the girls back at Blackbeard's or even Passions.
There was no way that I was going to be able to blend in, even with other guys there since I was the only Asian dude there. In fact, during my entire trip, I saw only one other Asian guy in DR! So needless to say, all the girls and the motoconcho guys were calling out to me using the term 'Chino'. I'm sure that they were not using this as a derogatory term as they seemed to want to initiate friendly conversation. So I accepted things the way it was without making a big fuss about it.
Nevertheless, I was indeed a target - I noticed that some of the girls were hitting on my more than the other guys there. And some, but not all, of the aggressiveness of the girls started to really turn me off. First of all, the aggressive girls tended to be the ones I definitely would touch even if I was paid to do so. They were usually chunkier than I would like. Some of them just couldn't take a simply and polite 'no gracias' for a response. A few even after I verbally turned them down, turned around and proceeded to rub their fat asses on me - which I really didn't appreciate. I didn't want to make a scene but I really felt like telling them to get out of my face. I just kept walking if they persisted. I mean, how would you feel if some woman you were not attracted to started to rub herself on you?
I also heard that the aggressive ones, even if pretty, tend to be the ones that do not provide great service and end up being the drama queens. So I kept looking for my girl. After awhile, I noticed an interesting looking chica (mainly because she had blondish hair rather than dark), sitting on the upper level in the back overlooking the club. When I looked up, she simply smiled. I went by below and she extended her hand for a high five. I didn't stop as I needed to go to the washroom.
When I came back, after another rotation of the club floor, I went by this blonde chica again and she gave me a kiss in the air. This prompted me to go up and meet her. This type of interaction was more than acceptable to me, friendly but not overly aggressive. Her name was something like Rani. She was there with another chica and asked me if I wanted 2 or 1 chicas - I replied just her.
So I asked 'cuanto questa - uno hora?' She asked for 2,000 pesos. Now this is where the previous reports really came in handy as I was already expecting figures like this. But I kept countering with 1,500 and told her that's all the pesos I had left since 'manana, aeropuerto' (tomorrow it's the airport for me). From the reports of others, I was encouraged to stick to my guns at 1,500 pesos or move on to another girl.
She asked me which hotel I was staying at and I said Rocky's and it was 'esta cerca' (very close by), dos minutos caminar (two minutes walk). She conferred with her amiga since her friend understood more English than her and her friend indicated to me that Rani would accept my terms. Now in order to further reduce any possible drama, I also learned the phrase 'ultimo prescio' from a Spanish speaker here in my hometown. This meant the ultimate, final, or total price. I made it clear that there would be no price paid for motoconcho or taxi - it was 1,500 period.
Deal was sealed with this 23 year old from Santo Domingo and we walked over to Rocky's which was now officially closed for business as it was after midnight. But since I had a key to their steel gate, it was not a problem. I don't think she ever went there before as she asked if this was the place - noticing that the bar/restaurant area was already dark. Since there were a few unexpected steps, I didn't want her to accidentally trip in her high heels so I offered her a hand while pointing out the darkened steps - she appreciated this gesture a lot.
After getting into my room, I showered first, then her. Then we had a rather unexpected playful session that went well for me (no problems from my end unlike my experience the night before at Passions). She, like some of the other DR girls I sessioned with this week, played with my nipples while we were in missionary position. I didn't have the heart to tell her that this nipple play thing did not do a damn thing for me but at least it was not distracting.
It's funny but she still did asked after I paid her whether she could have a bit more pesos for motoconcho and I said I have no more. Then she asked if I had any in my pocket but after saying nope again, she backed down. I offered for the hell of it, to give her two extra condoms (which I called Canada condoms) which she eagerly accepted.
She was willing to pose in a photo with me too afterwards. I escorted her back out and at the Rocky's entrance, she asked me to wait until her motoconcho ride got there. I was kind of puzzled why she would want one - maybe she wasn't going back to D'Latin as it was already 2 am but she also mentioned the word 'politur' which meant police. Maybe she didn't want to be out walking alone and being spotted by the police or something - I don't know.
But when her ride approached, she thanked me for waiting and kissed me goodbye. I locked up and was quite satisfied with a spendid, successful and trouble free evening in Sosua!
Overall, yes, you have to stick to your guns if you want to play the Sosua bar scene. Many girls are aggressive and if you don't approach the girls you like, especially the quieter ones, no deals will be made. I have a feeling that since there were many more girls than guys there, and many of the guys from my observation were not taking any active stances, would have no deals made, unless with only the aggressive girls. So you have to get at least some basic Spanish in to facilitate negotiating the deals and your terms.
For me, another issue was that not only in Sosua but also at Blackbeard's, I only liked maybe 10 to 20% of the girls. But perhaps as long as that 10 to 20% are available for me, I would return to DR. The Sosua bar scene is a bit more advanced in order to reduce any possible trouble but totally doable, even for a first time DR visitor like myself if one sticks to the proven tactics that others have passed onto us.
I would do this Sosua scene again but since the hunt can be time consuming and tiring, I would also return in combo with a short stay at Blackbeard's or Field of Dreams to balance the trip out.
