"It was Key West from 50 years earlier, back when people still wanted to go to Key West"

A 10-year expat in Las Terrenas, Larry Stroup is a central figure in the expat social scene in this small Dominican Republic beach town. Larry's originally from Fort Lauderdale, so it wasn't the great weather that attracted him to Las Terrenas; he enjoyed good weather back in Florida. What got Larry's attention about this part of the Dominican Republic is the cheap and relaxed lifestyle.

"It was Key West from 50 years earlier, back when people still wanted to go to Key West," Larry remembers of his first impressions.

Larry has started a business in the Dominican Republic, a fitness club. Building his gym, he realized just how deep these differences can run. What works for a Dominican does not always work for an American.

Read more at the Huffington Post.