This may be my last post for a few days. Since moving to my current house, I've been plagued with allergy symptoms from the resident cat(s). Treatment has been ineffective, so I've chosen to move to a new locale. I found a room in a house on 27th Avenue, not far from the Fruitvale District of Oakland. One of the features of the new place is its' fine backyard garden, which includes a trellis covered with now withered chayote vines. This has provided the inspiration for the title of this blog: Under the Chayote Vines. I'm sure there will be plenty of other things to write about in the new neighborhood...as soon as I get the internet hooked up.
Hi People! This Friday evening finds me again in the city of Esteli, where I arrived to check email and do some other things I can't do in the village of Lagartillo. Let's see, it goes without saying that a lot has happened since last week. I returned to Lagatillo in the school bus and arrived sometime on Saturday. I was worn out since I over-did it my first week and needed a little more down time in Esteli. I was also confused about the promotion (graduation) that happened on Sunday. Turned out it wasn't Jahaira's (my host-mother, as they say) graduation, but the preschool graduation. She is the pre-school teacher, so it's a big deal, and one of her sisters has a son in preschool, so they came to stay with us, along with Jahaira's mother and brother. The house was a little crowded and full of activity, all kinds of cooking going on, especially on Sunday. The promotion was a bit long, but OK, it's good to have events like that because they motivate
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