Merry Christmas!It´s Christmas Eve here, but tonight is the big night of celebration so I will be having my big meal about the same time as you in Australia.Tonight I´m heading to the house of Edy, the woman who manages the place where I´m living. Here´s a photo of her in the garden of the house next door to mine. Awesome view...they grow corn in front of their million dollar view and have the house facing the street. ???
A few days ago I had lunch with Edy's extended family. Here's a photo; tortillas and steak were on the menu, along with delicious freshly-made watermelon and mandarin juice.
I made one of those classic language mistakes during the meal, and I´m sure they now think I´m a total jerk. Edy´s family are all from the capital, San Salvador. We were talking about how peaceful Suchitoto (this town) is, and I meant to say, ¨Yes, it is, but I haven´t been to San Salvador yet.¨ Instead, I got my words a bit messed up and said, ¨Yes, it is, and I will NEVER go to Sal Salvador.¨ Oopsy.
Rule no 1 for making friends in Central America: don´t insult anyone's patria chica (home-town)...even if they are so crime-ridden that police dealing with gang violence have to wear balaclavas all the time in case gang members identify them and target their families.
Yesterday I felt good for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I and my Spanish conversation teacher, Marvin, went on a walk down to the lake. He is a passionate bird-watcher, so here is the one-and-only photo of me as a twitcher, and a few photos from the walk.
The Christmas festivities have been ramping up here; last week they had a big parade of all the local beauty queens who each had their own extravagent float. Check this one out - there is a fully-functioning concrete ¨water feature¨ on this float!!
And here´s a photo of me with my lovely Spanish teacher. After an hour with her I feel like my head is going to explode. She already has a degree in English and is now studying public relations, so she´s really interesting to talk to.
Feliz Navidad!
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