The weekend is over and I'm settling in for the night. Tomorrow I start at Barra de Colotepec clinic and I must be there promptly at 8am. Breakfast is at 7 and it takes about 10 minutes in the colectivo so I should be ok on time. I hate being late, but time has different meaning here. Stores open when they open. Everything moves a bit slower here. I have been acclimating to slow living over the past week and now I'm due at clinic at 8am every day this week, what a trip!
Friday evening after Spanish class Yvonne, Maggie, Rosie and I went to Playa Manzanillo for "happy hour"--being happy at the beach for about an hour! :) Later that night we ended up in the Zicatela at Kabbala--a club with cabanas on the beach. We saw giant waves and after 10:30pm it was ladies' night so we got free drinks. There were babies dancing to an American rock cover band. Weird to see babis in a bar! We stayed there for a while then went over to Sativa, another club. It was filled with surfers and it was roasting in there.
We danced and had some more drinks then went home. It was a blast! It also became quite apparent that we are living with Puerto royalty. Everyone knows this family. They are part of the original group of surfers that made Puerto a surf destination.
Saturday was Dia de las Madres in Mexico. It is a really big event, so we told our house mom that she could chill out this weekend and that we could fend for ourselves for meals. We started our day at El Cafecito for brunch then went up to Zona Centro for shopping. I bought two swim suits for $120MXN which works out to be $9.27 USD. CRAZY! Then we went up to the mercado and bought our house mom some flowers and then headed out for adventures. Across the street from where we live is the Agencia Municipal and they had a huge party set up for Dia de las Madres. There were tons of chairs, vendors, and a stage. We walked toward the Adoquin and I bought a pineapple paleta (popsicle) and had them dust it with some Tajin.
It was the perfect afternoon treat. Then we hung out at Rosarito's on the beach, ordered beers, and played a little in the water. The waves were frightening and apparently they were no good for surfing. The undertow was impressively strong. I had my first tlayuda and it was delicious. Apparently if you go to Oaxaca and don't have one, you've never really been to Oaxaca. It's a paper thin corn tortilla with queso Oaxaqueno and your choice of filling. I got veggie and it was delightful. I will definitely try more of these while I'm here.
After some sunning we went home to change. The Agencia Municipal was FULL of people! There were people on stage singing songs to their moms. It was so cute! We took a taxi back down to Zicatela and eventually met up with Rosie & Maggie at Bar Fly. Sativa was closed and Saturday night Bar Fly is the spot! Hung out there for a bit, then headed over to Kabbalah for Salsa night. You can't do Salsa in flip flops. Ok. Ok. I can't do Salsa in flip flops...or barefoot. I need some lessons!
Sunday started with random power outages. It was so sticky and hot and humid and intense that it was tough to sleep. Got motivated and went to Playa Carizalillo for an afternoon of sunning. We played in the water a bit and then sprawled out on beach towels for a snooze. Then I did my homework under the palapa. It started pouring rain as I watched surfers catch waves. The four of us finished out a perfect weekend at a sweet little Italian joint on the Rinconada.
I just finished FaceTiming with Drew. It was good to see his face. I miss you babe!
Hope everyone is well and has also had a lovely weekend...
Hasta luego!
So happy to hear you're doing well down there. Sounds amazing!!! We miss you!
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