Marina left her native land in Eastern Europe in order to become a nanny for a family in a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois. One of the benefits of her arrangement was that she could attend the community college near her family's residence. When she arrived at her new job, she experienced the differences from a predominately socialist nation and a capitalist nation. Marina noted that public transportation in northern Illinois was limited and expensive, making it difficult to get to school. For a negligible fee, the government in her native country provided public transportation for everyone. Marina's native country's economic system was more characteristic of socialism.

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The passage states that Marina's native country had a more socialist economic system, where the government provided public transportation for everyone at a negligible fee. In contrast, the public transportation in northern Illinois was limited and expensive in a capitalist society.

Marina Left Her Native Land in Eastern Europe in Order