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I'd like to hear about other sponsors' experiences corresponding with their children in the Dominican Republic. How often do they write? How detailed are the letters? And how has your communication changed over the years? Thanks!

Elemay, I sponsor 3 children in the DR, all boys, ages 10, 9 and 4. I write letters 4-5 times a year and try to send an SNG for their birthday and a package for Christmas. I do always receive responses from the children/families. Response to letters takes approximately 8-10 weeks, SNG responses are about 6-8 weeks, packages take from 8-16 weeks. None of the boys are yet writing their own letters, so I usually get a letter from Mom or a sibling. They all seem like sweet and happy kids, but I worry that I haven't received a letter written by the 9 and 10 year-olds. Mom keeps telling me he will write soon...maybe I should request an education report to make sure he is doing ok in school? Because I usually hear from Mom or a sibling, the letters are still a little generic, but the photos always melt my heart! I am hoping that I will get to know the children a little more once they start writing as that has been my experience with my kids in other countries.

Thanks for the detailed information. In the case of two of the girls I sponsor in the DR (Santo Domingo), letters come every 6-7 months. I write 3-4 times a year. Perhaps the CI office is far away. The letters are brief and generic. Each CI country seems to have its own letter-writing culture.

I received decent letters before Crismairy started writing herself.  Her letters are a little short, but she's also somewhat young.  I also received more and more detailed letters from her before her father left the family, which I imagine has made getting to the center more challenging.  There are definitely differences - I think the tendency to write in English, a second language, can lead to the Filipino letters being warm, but somewhat basic at times.  Ecuador seems to be amazingly warm.  I get a mixed bag in terms of details and warmth from Guatemala - in part related to what and whether I've written since the last time they did.  If I haven't, they do have a bit of a "what do I write about?" feel, but responses to my letters tend to be warm, full of details and answer my questions.  India is a little more formal, but I received nice letters from Pritilata before she left the program.  I know that, despite letters that aren't as detailed, my family in the DR has asked me to visit again several times and they were very lovely to visit with!

I sponsor 2 boys from the DR. 4 and 16 it's. Takes up to 2 month to let the letter the oldest 1 is very breif and younger one they go in to detail about how he is doing

It's over a year since my original post, and I can say that my relationship with my sponsored children in the DR has developed very nicely!  A sponsor needs to be patient,  though. It can take a few years before you start receiving warmer,  more personal letters.