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22. Prisoner
... No longer a “prisoner,” I decided to return to my hotel room. Alicia and Maria were leaving at the same time I was, with Kira and Venus following behind. I joined them, and made sure they were between me and scary guy’s house when we passed.
Because Venus was picked on by Kira, I thought she was a wimp. But when a tiny terrier, teats so full they dragged on the road, charged the other dogs, Venus returned the attack, viciously. ...
15. Hurry up and wait
... for being ignored. Another example of my seeing rejection where it didn’t really exist.
I got to the camp at about quarter after seven. Luis was nowhere in sight, just Daniel, Jorge, and Carlos, waiting for enough tourists to gather to warrant a turtle release. “Hola!” I greeted them, “buenos dias!” There was no sign of Maria or Dominga. A bleary-eyed Fernando was doing the spiel this morning to a very blonde father and daughter ...
14. I STILL don't expect the unexpected
... with Laura, and Laura had been learning Spanish from Susana. I noticed she had a glazed look in her eye that looked familiar to me. Perhaps she wasn’t able to follow our conversation in English. So I sat down next to her and we practiced our language skills on each other. Before I knew it, people were starting to leave; two hours had gone by in a flash. Before leaving, I asked Luis what time I should arrive in the morning. ...
9. My first turtle release & an unexpected welcome
... my group was let inside, I went to the far end of the semi-circle surrounding the educational posters, as far away from Dominga as I could get. After her lecture, which I understood one word of, Dominga brought out the lotion again and offered it to everyone but me.
My reaction was to feel embarrassed, as if everyone but me were in on a secret, a secret about me. A bad one. I wanted to leave right then, but I did not. Carlos had acted normal, ...
Veracruz for the tourists day 2
Today was a hot day! We visited down town and the museum the historia naval. It was intresting but you need intrrest to history of the Mexico to be able to enjoy it.
We visited also the huge fort San Juan de Ulua and in the opposite side of the bay a smaller ...
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