1) I finally found reusable grocery bags.....if you go to the market everyday they are especially useful. I have about 20-30 that will take a while to be used up as garbage bags so I am excited about saving myself the guilt of having to throw away the extra few hundred that I could accumulate in the coming weeks. The funny part is when I bought the bags, the clerk tried to put them in a plastic bag...not sure if I should make an ironic joke or just blame the fact that reusable bags aren't that popular.
2) I also saw a new sight for me when it comes to meat. During my time in Mexico, I saw cow heads, pig heads, and just about everything you can imagine...or at least that is what I thought. Diego and I walked past a restaurant that had a special pork plate. I know this because there was a cooked pig (head, ears, feet, everything) that was missing his back half!!! I therefore could look into the pig's stomach and beyond....I didn't have my camera on me, but I'll try to find it again, because it was definitely unique!
3) Shortly after the pig exhibit, Diego was invited in to a strip club....while I was right next to him holding his hand. I don't know if that is normal in Colombia....maybe it would be normal in the US, but typically you don't walk by strip clubs so I remain a little confused and a little amused.
4) I have a confession. I am an addict- a guayaba addict. They make these delicious sweets down here that are sugared guayaba "bocadillos" or sandwiches and I am obsessed with them. Typically, you shouldn't eat more than 1 or 2 because it is made of real fruit and lots of sugar so it's pretty hard on the stomach. However, I was left alone with the "bocadillos" for a day....and I had no control!!! I will not mention the number of bocadillos that were eaten, but I will say that the taste of them makes up for the horrible stomach ache I had later that day.
5) Diego and I went out for a celebratory meal when I got a teaching job (just one class) with Cambridge. It was a super cool Italian restaurant that had small doorbell looking things at each table so when you needed/were ready for the waiter, they would come. Super amazing....everyone knows what it's like when the waiter rushes you or keeps bothering you or the opposite when you never can find them when you need them. I think this is a trend that needs to catch on.
Also during lunch, Diego had another "Fez" moment. I have concluded that Diego is my family's Fez. He says things that normally wouldn't be that funny (I'm e-screwed), but for some reason it's hilarious when he says it. Anyway, at lunch he told me,
"I love you even when you are crazy."
"Am I crazy?"
"Yes and I love you when you are crazy and are making movies in your head."
"I make movies in my head?"
"Yes"
"What are they about?"
"CRAZY SHIT!"
Enough said!
6) Ooooooo I almost forgot the other Fez moment!!! So Diego and I are quite focused on grocery shopping intelligently and cheaply. We wanted something to small to spoil ourselves with- ICE CREAM. However a container of icecream is between $5-$9 which means you need to choose carefully so you don't waste too much money. We studied the price per gram for a little while and settled on a cookies-and-cream ice cream. We grabbed the ice cream only to have Diego get really excited and see a "cheap" ice cream of his favorite flavor with Shrek and friends on the container. He was really excited, but the barcode number didn't match up. He went to check the price to be sure and.....and.....and.....it wasn't cheap at all!!! He returned it to the freezer with a "Fuck you, Shrek."
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