I just got off the phone with my girlfriend in SD. Her brother is leaving his family and trying to make it to Puerto Rico in a yola (sp?). This has come up before, and we have been able to dissuade him, but after tonight's conversation, I give up. Like others on this message board, I have enjoyed the discussions on how to get the best exchange rate, real estate prices, electricity and fuel problems, etc. But the average person is now eating once a day, and poorly at that. This guy (her brother) works his butt off from 5 in the morning pushing his guagua, and his family is starving - and there's no fuel for it even if he could afford it. The family is going to Marcoris to live with the mother's family and hope he makes it. I wonder what I would do if I were in his place. Would I start stealing in order to support my family? And there are normal, hard working people.
I guess I not saying anything that hasn't been said before, but it's getting harder to look the other way and enjoy the life of a gringo tourista. - D
I guess I not saying anything that hasn't been said before, but it's getting harder to look the other way and enjoy the life of a gringo tourista. - D