Friday September 28, 2012

Friday September 28/12 update

Didn’t get to bed until 2:30, so I just stayed in bed until 11:00 this morning, did the chores and then headed to AAC.  I really should have my camera in my hand at all times as there is just so much that we see that is interesting and different, on the buses, on the street, etc.

I arrived at AAC and we had a good complement of volunteers, even the two people who had to go to Colombia with Tom & Linda to get their residency permits from outside the country.  The four of them accompanied Gabriela Espinosa in a rented vehicle and, after some official bribes in Colombia, they now have their residency stamps.  This business about having to leave the country is still beyond my comprehension.

Today at AAC we had a magician named Rich, who I instantly recognized from Joe’s Secret Garden and at the Windhorse Book Exchange.   I was really amazed at his grasp of the Spanish language and how he kept the kids enraptured.  I told him we need to have someone like him every month as a special treat for the kids.   Photos don’t do the act justice so I took four videos and combined them.  Most of us really loved his bit with Louie the Cuy (guinea pig is a delicacy here).  Enjoy:

http://youtu.be/hmlAYsipBxk

Two other pieces of good news, Chris has ordered the projector so we should see that in a couple of weeks, and we found the missing crayons and pencils.   This really underscores the need for a secure cabinet for our stuff.

Yesterday I had bought some sausages, and I had asked for the spiciest so I cooked some up tonight.  They were not bad but they sure weren’t Smokies.   Some things we just can’t get here.

I took a photo of a restaurant advertising sandwich board advertising a ¼ chicken dinner for $3.50, and that includes an extra leg!   Can Swiss Chalet compete with that?

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