Most Missed American Food of the Week: MACARONI & CHEESE
Recent break through: discovery of a supermarket in a large city four hours from my site.
Recommended Serving Size: 3 per container…
Bolivian serving size: 1 box…
I am aware that this adds up to be over 1200 calories by the time I’m done with this cuisine. However, I figure 24 hours a day of conjugating Spanish verbs (including dreaming in Spanish… I really can’t escape from Bolivians now) will make up for it. I’ve even pushed myself to share the hoard with my American site mate from time to time which has been a positive growing experience for me.
I’ve been warned by my superiors that women have gotten a hold of the date rape drug here in Bolivia. It is especially common in larger cities for women known as “pildoritas” to slip the drug into unsuspecting male victims’ drinks. The offender then lures the helpless man to a secure location where he passes out and… Nope… she takes his money.
I’ll withhold from providing any further insight on gender and human desire…
Um… ok…
Since Wal*Mart has not yet made its way to Bolivia, all business is small business. There is a small family owned store for most anything. However I woke up one morning this week and walked out my door to find that one stocky, go-getting Bolivian woman had decided to make the bold business move of setting up a female undergarment tienda right in front of my house. Currently a generous 1/3 of my doorway is now obstructed by a table containing lacy Latin women’s what-have-you’s. Given the inevitable awkwardness of talking to a woman behind a table of underwear I’ve decided to bury the hatchet.
For those of you who read my prior posting, this is not helping convince community members that my house is indeed not a brothel.
When socially offered a cup of tea in Bolivia, saying “Thank you” means “I don’t want any”. You can’t be too polite here.
I have a pet gecko that somehow did a ninja move and snuck into my bedroom one night when the door was open. He’s the size of my thumb, likes sitting in my hand, and eats bugs for me. I’m still looking for a few little specks of gecko poop to clean up just to make it official… the pet thing that is. I’m open for name suggestions.
Thanks again for your feed back. It’s always good to hear from Americans. God bless and enjoy the summer for me during my Bolivian winter in the southern hem.
