It is Mother’s birthday today! We had a serenata last night, right at midnight. It was a trio of voices and strings… a gorgeous present from my Dad. We had vienettas afterwards and then the trio went on with their serenades and the rest of us went back to sleep.. with the voices of the three young men lurking in the back of our minds.
We woke up late this morning and went to Viva Mexico, a restaurant that specializes in Southern Mexican food, for lunch… great stuff.. And now everyone’s taking a siesta.
The boy left on Saturday, and missed the wave of heat by a day. It has been blazing hot these two days.. all the air conditioning of the world seems to be insufficient! We will surely melt, all of us, and the city will go back to the desert times…
Of all the things (we did so much last week!) that my family, the boy, and I did, a few of them really stood out... One was a conversation the boy and I had about maquiladoras and their effect in Mexico’s economy. I realized I need to start doing some reading on my country’s economic state.. I am sure a few people out there have some theories on what it is that this country needs… My personal opinion is that we need education. Higher education. We have too many low income, barely educated people. We need to increase our middle class numbers so that our way of life will also improve.. and I think we can do that through education…
Paint balling also stood out. I took a few pictures of that… I’ll post those as soon as I develop them. And then, of course, the movies. One of them wasn’t just bad. It made me mad. I find entertainment at the expense of other people’s pain infuriating. So I will do what the boy did and think it’s not real (even though the sinking of a ship is an all too real tragedy to many people) and not think about it any more. The other one, Proof, I liked a little better. I had a strange feeling of incompletion… I think it could have had a better ending to it. But the rest of it was great. Movie night, either way. Good memories.
And then the fair… Quijote was commenting on the beauty of our city (so much of it could be seen from up there!) when the roller coaster’s little thingy that we were riding started moving and caught him in the middle of his last word… it was great… “What a beautiful vi ..eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew”
On other news, it turns out I’m getting interviewed by the city’s newspaper about a summer ESL program I started at Anapra a few years ago. It’s exciting! I’m hoping I’ll be able to recruit a few people for this little project I have… I will keep you updated :-P !
Oh… and I’ll be teaching summer French classes… apparently… although I haven’t even reviewed my ridiculously bad French in like 3 years and haven’t spoken any of it in a year or so… oh gosh… let’s see how that goes…
Well, I have to go. Naptime is over : )
Gosh it's hot down here!!!! those three-showers-a-day days are looming...
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Just teach them the most important phrases.
Bonjour. Ca va? Ou est le toilette? Je n'parle pas francais. Je suis Mexican.
That'll last your 8 weeks. Just do it slowly. Veeeeeeery slowly.
Quijote went PAINTBALLING??? Pictures! Now!!!
Well,at Cape Cod if things hold normal you will need a blanket at night
but the days will be pleasant,perhaps a high in the 80's plus it will be humid. However, the seafood is unbelievable,especially the clam chowder that Beth's future mother in law makes fresh each week from stuff she buys at the docks down the road. Q's D
ah! it sounds great :-) !! the heat wave has receded... but it is still hot in J town. and I LOVE seafood... I would love to try some of that! and family recipes too, if you'd like :-) those are always great as well.
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