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Things I will miss
So I'm a little behind on my posts...but as most of you know, I'm coming home in 2 days!! So in honor of this, I'm going to do two posts today: Things I will miss/Things I will not miss.
THINGS I WILL MISS!
- Having the housekeeper bring me juice when I am home in the afternoon
- My host family and especially watching Tangled and Pocahontas in Spanish with my 3 year old mini me
- Being able to take a two hour bus ride and ...
In the Time of the Butterflies
... enough of a threat to the dictator that he had them murdered.
There is now a book and movie about the sisters called "In the Time of the Butterflies".
The house where the sisters lived in the 10 months before their assassination is now a museum that we went to visit. We got to see some of their clothes, their rooms, and beautiful gardens decorated with butterflies. The highlight of the trip, ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
This post is dedicated to food! Midday lunch is the largest meal of the day here with a smaller breakfast and dinner served as well. Here's a typical day of food:
- Breakfast- Any combination of freshly made juice, toast with jam or ham and cheese, cornflakes (a general term for all kinds of cereal), saltine crackers, and fruit
- Lunch- Rice, beans, meat and ...
Earthquake
... and Rain, punctuated with family quibbles and arguments which were increasingly escalating. Everyone returned to their respective rooms for a bit of peace. When cocktail hour rolled around, two of us went to check it out. Husband stayed behind due to behind troubles. We had a lovely time chit chatting with couples from Manitoba and Saskatchewan while nibbling sandwhiches with the crusts cut off and sipping fuit punch. ...
Learning Spanish in Santiago
... understanding what people are saying to me) is the food. Everything is fried, salty, and heavy. My host mother has only fed us fried foods and I have not had a single vegetable since I arrived. We also eat lunch every afternoon at a cafeteria around the block from the school. The only thing they serve that I like is brown rice and beans. So I guess IŽll have to get used to that. I went to the store today and bought some Pringles ...
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