American haven

America draws nearer to me as I visit the ‘Baptist Mission’ a gift shop, restaurant, hospital and zoo. I walk into their giftshop, things seem overpriced, $20 for a book of Haitian proverbs, I wonder if google will help me with finding half of them in there. I order from the combo menu and eat a sandwich and fries that don’t have prices able to be afforded by locals. I have really missed French fries, I welcome them with delight. I go to the zoo and see a peacock and alligator. I wonder if these animals have been seen here before. This is probably the only zoo in the entire country though it is just a few animals placed in cages side by side. A family that once used to live at the home in Haiti has also come to visit from England. They escort me through this microcosm community set up by an American couple who created their own haven here with paved roads and a viewing house of animals and gift store for tourists to stop by and purchase things from. The hospital and services included cost money and aren’t free services like many foreign made clinics and medical facilities. I find that quite interesting, much of what I have seen here is charity. It’s a bit different to see something comparable with an American haven resort in these mountains.