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My name is Yvonne and I live in Levittown, Long Island, NY with my husband Howard (Howie). I am originally from Holland (The Netherlands). When I was 35 years old I packed 2 suitcases, sold everything that did not fit in and went to the Dominican Republic. With no place to live, no work and hardly any money I arrived. But I made it work!! I stayed there for almost 8 years.

I came to the States in January 2004 to become a live-in nanny for a friend I met in the Dominican Republic where I was managing a scuba diving center in Sosua. I did a lot of different things while I was living in the DR, like selling time share, working in a bead factory as a secretary and office manager, managing a small hotel and managing a company that sold all kind of items through ads on TV (you know them, the exercise machines, the kitchen machine, the weight loss supplements, etc). My time in the DR was very interesting and definitely a learning experience.

In my first year here I met my husband through a dating website… yes ladies... it does work. You just have to find the right one! We have been happily married since October 16, 2005. Marrying my husband made me the lucky step mom to 2 wonderful kids (Ari – 20 and Gilya - 18). They live with their mom, but we see them at least once a week.

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