Yay..managed not to succumb to an afternoon siesta today. So may now stand a chance in setting my body-clock to Puerto Rico
time. My flatmates were going to take me to the plaza to do salsa dancing yesterday evening... but someone went into her room to study her spanish book & woke up several hours later!!..didn't even get past lesson one before conking out..nevermind, they still took me to the plaza later, except to eat icecream..my flavours were guayana & guaranaba con quejo blanco..have no idea what they were except that one had white cheese in it & both were delicious! Fought hard against the 4 oclock urge to nod off today & got through 3 lessons from my Spanish in 30 Days book..hey at this rate I'll have it sussed in 10 days..yeah right! LOL..Took along a box of NZ Favourites to school today..chocolate..the universal language which needs no translation! Am keeping my eyes peeled for puha..have promised my carnivorous flatmates a boilup if I can find it or a suitable substitute. Tried to make a raw fish salad last night..not an easy task when the fish comes preserved in salt & the canned coconut cream resembles a sweetened, caramel coloured gel..surprisingly tasted okay though..looked wierd but was edible. Oh, I bought some kiwifruit in the supermarket yesterday..a tray of 6 costs US$1. They are actually imported from the US and are called 'kiwis'...kinda realised that when I was asked what climate do kiwis like & got a puzzled response when I replied "well, depends on the person but I like it warm".. Am hoping the 'extreme humidity' induced swelling in my legs & feet will subside soon..those $54 flight socks I purchased prior to leaving may have saved me from vascular issues but not hot feet & kankles.. soo not cool! LOL
Weather & transportation permitting we are off to the beach this weekend. Apparently public transport really sucks around here..am yet to find out..Will try to upload more fotos, & videos for those who are able to view them. My flatmates are founders of an organisation to develop creativity in Latin America & have a website worth a look:http://www.latcreativa.org/ Also my Chilean flatemate is an artist & has his own weblink if you wanna check it out too. http://www.jose-saavedra.com/ ...Buenos noches y Hasta manana.. Tania :-)x
time. My flatmates were going to take me to the plaza to do salsa dancing yesterday evening... but someone went into her room to study her spanish book & woke up several hours later!!..didn't even get past lesson one before conking out..nevermind, they still took me to the plaza later, except to eat icecream..my flavours were guayana & guaranaba con quejo blanco..have no idea what they were except that one had white cheese in it & both were delicious! Fought hard against the 4 oclock urge to nod off today & got through 3 lessons from my Spanish in 30 Days book..hey at this rate I'll have it sussed in 10 days..yeah right! LOL..Took along a box of NZ Favourites to school today..chocolate..the universal language which needs no translation! Am keeping my eyes peeled for puha..have promised my carnivorous flatmates a boilup if I can find it or a suitable substitute. Tried to make a raw fish salad last night..not an easy task when the fish comes preserved in salt & the canned coconut cream resembles a sweetened, caramel coloured gel..surprisingly tasted okay though..looked wierd but was edible. Oh, I bought some kiwifruit in the supermarket yesterday..a tray of 6 costs US$1. They are actually imported from the US and are called 'kiwis'...kinda realised that when I was asked what climate do kiwis like & got a puzzled response when I replied "well, depends on the person but I like it warm".. Am hoping the 'extreme humidity' induced swelling in my legs & feet will subside soon..those $54 flight socks I purchased prior to leaving may have saved me from vascular issues but not hot feet & kankles.. soo not cool! LOL
Weather & transportation permitting we are off to the beach this weekend. Apparently public transport really sucks around here..am yet to find out..Will try to upload more fotos, & videos for those who are able to view them. My flatmates are founders of an organisation to develop creativity in Latin America & have a website worth a look:http://www.latcreativa.org/ Also my Chilean flatemate is an artist & has his own weblink if you wanna check it out too. http://www.jose-saavedra.com/ ...Buenos noches y Hasta manana.. Tania :-)x