The Bars, Restaurants, pizza parlors, ice cream shops, and Colmados, small stores selling drinks and food stapes , spill out onto the street forming a pedestrian meeting mall. A party atmosphere pulsates on the strip; making it the perfect place to discover new friends. It helps to speak basic Spanish but it is not absolutely necessary.
The girls speak a universal Spanglish dialect but only needed is a friendly glance, a smile, a wink or a nod that can lead to a drink and world of other possibilities. Beginning at 7 P. Every night is a festival, always animated year round. The ambiance is alive, people having dinner, a drink, shopping the boutiques, or simply strolling accompanied by the Dominican rhythms of Merengue, Salsa, Bachata, and Reggaeton heating up the atmosphere.
As we said before, there are all types. Pay attention: the style is different from other countries. And if they find the right guy, a modest monthly remittance after you return to home. Many do not sell a service, they sell an emotion, something that can get into your heart and make you fly even if you are in your seventies. Suddenly some older retirees loose their minds and their wallets.
They are hooked by warm memories and with the wish to come back. Thoughts of the hot time in paradise will temper the long and cold winters in Europe and North America. Falling in love can be a powerful anti-depressive. If you spend time at the airport as we do, you will frequently see both departing tourists and locals crying.
The former does not want to leave and the latter does not want the former to leave. It may be in some cases but not in all. Besides, it is true that in this island most of the people are poor, money are never enough and it is worthwhile trying to find one's way marrying a foreign visitor. North American and European passports are the most desirable, representing the possibility of moving to developed countries.
