Really Missing the Farmers Market

Photo: "Healthy Food" by Spin Diva

I suddenly came to the realization that eating organic, market-fresh, good for me fruits and vegetables was going to be nearly impossible here in GiTMO and I am disappointed because this is, after all, a tropical island where things are supposed to grow abundantly year round. So yes, my expectations were a little on the high side. In the Dominican Republic, where I was born, we had just about everything we needed or wanted to eat growing all around us. Not in GiTMO. It seems that this beautiful weather comes with it's own set of consequences. We have warm mornings, hot afternoons and cool nights in the Winter - everything gets about 20 degrees hotter in the Summer; however, we have the pool, the beaches and the AC to keep us cool. Overall, it really is beautiful, every single day. So what's the problem? It doesn't rain. The ground is dry, vegetation is scarce and the water is tightly controlled. That's insane, how we could be surrounded by water (albeit, ocean water) and have such arid, dessert-like terrain. That really stinks!!

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