so we have a 4 day weekend this week. it has been exciting. yesterday, i slept in. much needed. then i got ready and headed out to meet my friend Lauren. We went to this awesome cafe/ furniture store. Yes, they are both a cafe and place to buy couches and chandeliers. Then, we headed downtown (El Centro) to meet Gladys. While waiting, we found another cafe/ art gallery. One painting had a girl running that said "Corre Puta Corre" or Run Bitch Run! It was awesome. Then we found Gladys (who had been asked if she was a prostitute). Then we walked around and found a movie theatre. We saw Toy Story 3. That movie was AMAZING. As well as really sad. But awesome. Then we found a restaurant that had a train. We ate dinner in a train, and it was sweet. Then we parted ways with Gladys to go home. This was where the challenge set in. It had begun to rain, but by the time Lauren and I got off the Tren Ligero (metro/trolley thing) it was pouring. We were sopping wet and damaged from hail by the time we got to a bus (because the only taxi we could find wouldn't take us, we believe because we were wet). We then got to a mall near my house, but it was kind of late and still very rainy so we decided against walking. Also, the water was as high as the curbs, in some places, quite higher. Needless to say, we were sopping wet. And of course, we couldn't find any taxis. None. We found one, but he said it was too dangerous. Then we finally found someone who would take us. He dropped Lauren off and then took me home. He then gravely overcharged me. That was sad. But I did get home, finally. It was an adventure. Quite an adventure.
oh! i forgot. While in El Centro, Lauren and I were trying to cross the street. This is quite the task here in Mexico. I'm 97.3 percent sure that there are not driving laws, restrictions, or guidelines. Literally, a lot of times, lanes are not marked. Anyway, the traffic was backed up on one side, so we went out to the middle, but realized that the traffic was still flowing on the non backed side. so we waited. and moments later, the backed up traffic was no longer backed up. so now there are cars driving (quickly) on either side of us and we are just standing on the yellow line praying nobody hits us. it was horrifying. and funny.
2 comments:
i'm extremely jealous about the cafe/furniture store, disappointed that you don't seem to have purchased the corre puta corre painting, amused at your troubles finding transportation, relieved that you were not run over and confused as to when the second part of this post appeared.
emotions. who knew?
Lauren and I considered purchasing the painting, but it did not seem to be on sale.
and I was reminded of the second part today and needed to add it.
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