Today I attended the first weekly reading club that my Spanish teacher (whose name I should really know by now, but it seems too late to ask) has started. I was the only attendant. We read a short story (in Spanish) from a Chiapan author, Rosaria Castellanos. Because no one else showed up I was able to stop every paragraph and ask questions about any words I didn’t understand. It was a good story, and short, so I’ve linked to an English translation below.
I spent most of the afternoon napping. My lymph nodes have been swollen these past few days (first the left, now the right) and I think body may be trying to sleep off some sort of illness.
In the evening I headed out to find dinner and it began to rain. A drizzle at first, then a downpour. I sat at a hamburger stand, with neither umbrella nor hat, eating what was really more like a fancy ham sandwich, and watched the streets turn to rivers. Seeing that the storm wasn’t going anywhere, I made a run for it, the ankle-deep water splashing up to my knees. I got home and changed, and the power went out shortly afterwards.
A final note unrelated to anything else: the most popular brand of pre-packaged bread here is called ‘Bimbo’. I’ve been getting ads for Bimbo too. I’d love to know how this happened.
Power is back. Good night.
The Luck of Teodoro Méndez Acubal by Rosaria Castellanos: https://www.scribd.com/document/456671488/World-Lit-Wr-docx
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It’s pouring here too tonight. Get rest. Be well.
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Adam, I love reading your posts! One suggestion about what to do when you forget a name and don’t want to ask what it is: politely ask how they *spell* their name. Then you get the info, but it doesn’t look like you forgot it to begin with. Best of luck in everything, and keep writing! (I’m a friend of your Mom and Dad’s, btw!)
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Love reading about your adventure! Be safe! Great aunt Sherry
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