Tuesday-Wednesday August 14-15, 2012

Tuesday August 14/12 update

I repeated my successful night tricks with locking the cats out and having the humidifier run continuously and was rewarded with another decent sleep.  This is a catch-up day for a few things so I was forced to get up much earlier than my body wanted.   I really could have slept in another couple of hours.

First I bused downtown to Parque De La Madre and ran up the escalinata to the Windhorse Café.  Today is book and movie exchange day and I had 3 movies to exchange.   I found this brand new art store that seemed to have a flamingo theme with some beautiful sculptures.  This place is right next to the Sabor Latino.

Then I caught the #3 back to Coral at Monay Mall and did my grocery shopping for the week.  I had gotten mostly meat last week so today I was trying to get veggies, juice, and peripherals for around $40 but ended up spending $50.   At least I know I won’t starve for about 3 weeks.

I ended up going out for a short walk tonight and I hope to make that a habit.   There was a volleyball game and a dancercise class going on next to Raoul’s place.  There sure was lots happening in the area for 9:30 on a Tuesday night.

That was today’s excitement.   Please see all photos at souvenircuenca.blogspot.com   Hugs to all.

  

Wednesday August 15/12 update

I didn’t lock the boys out last night and paid the price so I spent most of the morning trying to catch up on sleep. 

I made it over to Bettye and Chris’ apartment  and saw the beautiful job they did on their living room wall with the mirror boxes.   I am envious of all the room they have.

Then we headed over to our newly dubbed “Amigos English School” and were soon joined by Linda and Tom.  This time there was nobody from Miguel’s family in evidence all day.  Chris did a great job explaining “time” using the white board.  Then Linda kept them occupied with more alphabetical coloring pages which they really seem to enjoy.  The kids were then treated to ice cream bars by Tom as part of their weekly treat program.

Upon leaving, we discussed the possibility of posting an ad for a volunteer teacher(s) and see what happens.   We certainly could use some professional guidance as the kids are getting accustomed to us and are getting bored more easily.   I just posted it a few moments ago to GringoTree so we will see what results we can get.  

There was a police band playing at the front of the Feria Libre market and the people seemed really amused by that, I have no idea why…  maybe it was the drunk dancer…   It was really bust today so it must be fresh meat and fish day.  I bought a pailful of baby potatoes for $1 which should last me for several meals.

I tried to get a shot through a tiny window on the moving bus of the construction progress at the Parque de La Madre which has been closed off for months now.  It appears they have a sizeable hole dug for the proposed underground parking garage.  

I stopped at Coral in Monay Mall on the way home to grab a few blank CD’s and DVD’s, along with a large CD holder.  Since I have been downloading music for people, and doing photo gifts, my stock had run very low.

That meant I got home late but I still did not feel like eating out.  I have so much good food at home, and yes, I really can cook!  You can see my tasty chicken breast supper with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables (McCain’s from Canada no less) in a photo on the following blog.

That was today’s excitement.   Please see all photos at souvenircuenca.blogspot.com.  Hugs to all.