Saturday, August 22, 2009

THUMBS UP!!



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Friday, August 14, 2009

Testing....Testing....



So I have no camera here at this point - I'm waiting for Sylvie and the girls to come so I can take some pictures...so in the meantime I am posting a picture of myself so you all don't forget how nice I look in a wool hat.

I had a bit of an Adventure last night in search of Indian food. It involved a long walk leading 23 people through a town I don't really know yet - 21 of us made it. I lost two. I hope they are OK. Needless to say it was a longer walk than I thought it would be. I swear it was only 5 minutes in the taxi...so much for a good first impression! We walked in 100 degree heat for around an hour and everyone was sweaty and pissed off by the time we got to the restaurant. I truly thought they would kill me. The old ladies were the worst off. I think I smoothed the waters, but I'm still waiting for a brick laden purse to swing my way unexpectedly at any moment...

The city is beautiful - there are parks all over and things are pretty cheap. I really like it so far. Things happen slowly here - we get a lot of "yes, it will be taken care of" and then no word for weeks. It seems to be the culture. Things stop in the afternoons due to the heat (especially Friday - the holy day) so you don't really do much until later in the afternoon. I have a lot to see yet, I feel like it will take a couple of years to get the hang of it!