Last night was a cool evening; it rained around 8 pm for about a half hour. It was nice and refreshing after the sunburn I got from motorcycling around the city yesterday. I guess I got my Spanish/English mixed up last night, LOL. Lilliam asked me if I danced (bailar) and through a little dictionary work I thought she said we would go at 8 pm. Ok with me it’s Saturday night. At 7:30 she told me she was going for a walk. Lilliam returned around 8:40 on a motorcycle, I thought she had said it was her boyfriend who brought her back. We sat for about 5 minutes listening to the street noise and then she said something to me, asked me a question or two, I what she said, could not figure it out. She then got up and put Hector to bed (Geovanny’s son). I didn’t say anything about going out because of the boyfriend and then I am not always sure of the translations LOL, still trying to figure it all out. I noticed she went to her room early and I did not see her the rest of the night. It was ok with me I just enjoyed the cool air and tried to listen to the conversations at the cantena next door.
In the morning I felt that she was distant and I thought maybe upset about not going out. So I decided to go for a walk to the church (la iglesia) and around town. The church was not very full for the 7 am mass, but apparently more people show up to the later mass. It seems that people are not religious in that they identify with the Catholic Church but do not attend except for special occasions. In the paper this morning there was an article on the problems between the government of Daneil Ortega and the Nicaraguan Bishop. I try to read some of the paper each day.
During my walk I had to step aside for a cowboy on horse) carrying packages in the early morning and had to barter with a street vender for 4 avocados. I got confused over the price. He was asking for I thought seis (6) Cordoba’s but he was asking sesenta (60) Cordoba’s! After a little negotiation I finally worked it out. LOL. I am trying to develop an ear for the lingo.
So when I returned to ‘la cassa’ I had a talk with Lilliam over coffee. I found out that the hombre on the motorcycle which I thought was her boyfriend was her cousin and that she does not have a boyfriend (better watch myself LOL). I basically said if she wanted to go out she should have said something but I keep forgetting about the “Latin culture”. I am just interested in experiencing all types of event. Communicating with a dictionary is a lot harder than people think. For lunch (2pm) we had soup (la sopa), it was made form yucca, baby corn, some sort of other root, spices, leaves of something and beef knuckles! It was ok, nourishing, but different for sure. It seems that people buy beef on Sundays and Thursdays as that is when it is fresh. I think I’ll cook for the family next Sunday!
Its quiet now, Hector and Geovanny are resting and Lilliam has gone to catch a bus to visit her cousin in the ‘Sadinino barrio’. Maybe in an hour when it starts to cool I’ll go for another walk.
In the morning I felt that she was distant and I thought maybe upset about not going out. So I decided to go for a walk to the church (la iglesia) and around town. The church was not very full for the 7 am mass, but apparently more people show up to the later mass. It seems that people are not religious in that they identify with the Catholic Church but do not attend except for special occasions. In the paper this morning there was an article on the problems between the government of Daneil Ortega and the Nicaraguan Bishop. I try to read some of the paper each day.
During my walk I had to step aside for a cowboy on horse) carrying packages in the early morning and had to barter with a street vender for 4 avocados. I got confused over the price. He was asking for I thought seis (6) Cordoba’s but he was asking sesenta (60) Cordoba’s! After a little negotiation I finally worked it out. LOL. I am trying to develop an ear for the lingo.
So when I returned to ‘la cassa’ I had a talk with Lilliam over coffee. I found out that the hombre on the motorcycle which I thought was her boyfriend was her cousin and that she does not have a boyfriend (better watch myself LOL). I basically said if she wanted to go out she should have said something but I keep forgetting about the “Latin culture”. I am just interested in experiencing all types of event. Communicating with a dictionary is a lot harder than people think. For lunch (2pm) we had soup (la sopa), it was made form yucca, baby corn, some sort of other root, spices, leaves of something and beef knuckles! It was ok, nourishing, but different for sure. It seems that people buy beef on Sundays and Thursdays as that is when it is fresh. I think I’ll cook for the family next Sunday!
Its quiet now, Hector and Geovanny are resting and Lilliam has gone to catch a bus to visit her cousin in the ‘Sadinino barrio’. Maybe in an hour when it starts to cool I’ll go for another walk.
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