The Watchmen

I realized that I haven't yet told you about The Watchmen. And no, I am not making this name up, they really ARE called The Watchmen.

So there is a lot of crime in Santo Domingo, and those with the right resources, i.e. money, you can pay to have men come to your house several times a day to make sure things are okay. The American government pays for my sister to have this security, so about 4 or 5 times a day a guy with keys to the house will let himself in through the servant's quarters, access the back patio, take a walk around the back of the house, and then turn around and go back out the way he came. The "backyard" is really just a small pathway leading around the house, and the back of the house is pretty much all windows, so they basically have a close up and personal view of the goings-on of the Cossitt/Pernal household. I can't really tell what I think of it. It's kind of neat in a way, and most of them are really friendly and will wave to you. And yet it is a little unnerving never knowing when you'll look up to see some guy outside.