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Went there in '99 w/ g/f's family.. as their guest, a French family. it was an eyeopener, how resourceful and friendly people were. There's nothing there in the way of 21st century advances.... not even garbage, since there is no packaging, so no wrappers, nothing to throw away. When you buy a bar of soap they hand you the damn bar, thats it. Although it is like traveling back in time, a bit, they have a higher literacy rate and lower infant mortality, the medical care people receive is really quite top-notch. They also produced a few baseball stars and ballerinas. So its not all bad. Cigars and Mojito's is how I got through the day, the verity of food is severely limited, seafood is for (some) tourists otherwise its an export ONLY product. Their national dish, a roasted chicken with an orange juice marinade is freaking delicious.. you just can't eat it every single day. Car culture is amazing. Great Detroit Steel rolling around. We rented a modern car and drove around.. i'ts sad for the people not being able to travel outside their home country or even around the island itself..so they are REALLY interested in you, they can really only travel through your experiences. Also, everyone seems to be running some kind of hustle just to get by. Coming from Brooklyn and being nearly penniless at the time, I related.. but that can get tiring, too. It's an educational trip. Made me love America more that I had previously, even with all our faults here and ****y-government situation, I came away a patriot. Save Democracy!