What does Baan find fascinating about all of the places he shares?

He shows there is no such thing as normal and it is true that people can adapt to any situation they are thrown in. I think the best example he uses tobest illustrate this is the Torre David.

Explanation:

The 3,000 residents took this concrete building and made it a home. There are no walls, no heat or a/c, no elevator, etc. The people made the best of what they had and made it a home. They put in a grocery, a church, walls whether it were sheets or bricks, and used all of the 45 stories.