Going to a dinner party tonight to meet yet some more virtual friends. Can’t wait. But I was responsible for dessert. I have no supplies to actually make anything (so sad??). I thought I would go to the bakery to buy a cake and have “Happy Birthday” written on it, since Wayne is celebrating his on the 28th. So a wise woman said “make sure you write out the words”. Great advice. So I walk into the bakery, message in hand and the menu is in Spanish (go figure). The clerks are only Spanish speaking (hummm, see a pattern here?). The bakery case had beautiful cakes in them, but they were all cut and selling them by the piece. I didn’t even see a whole cake, so I could begin my great game of charades. Let’s see, how was I going to ask for a whole cake, with Happy Birthday written on it?? I was totally flustered, so I left and then later grabbed a ready-made cake at Price Smart. Can’t wait until I have to have my hair cut. Wonder how THAT will work out?
This morning I had my first “new teachers meeting”. Unlike anything I have ever had at CHCA, we learned “how to live” in our new home. I guess Dean just figures that his new teachers at CHCA know how to get around, where to buy groceries, get a driver’s license, what identification is necessary to carry, etc.
Had a wonderful evening after a totally frustrating day. I love my technology, but when the operating system is in Spanish, it is causing way too many issues. In the US, I would call tech service. I don’t think Panama has a word for tech service (the key word being “service”). I knew I would be up against many issues here, but honestly, this was not one of them. I was prepared for the Spanish keyboard, but Windows in Spanish (??). Come on, sometimes the messages that Windows give you are difficult enough to understand, even in so-called plain English! Anyway, this evening we went to a dinner at yet another “virtual” friend’s place. And the fun thing about tonight was Ace was invited to dine with her two dogs. She and her husband have the most spectacular apartment down in the city with a patio on the roof overlooking Panama Bay on one side and the city on the other. Heavenly!! Once again, I met someone who really can cook! Watching Wayne enjoy a marvelous home cooked meal was, well, there is no word. Hey, he is the one staying at home to work, while I am at school, so he needs to learn this kitchen skill that “some” people seem to enjoy! Otherwise we will stick to my simple, healthy fare. Oh well, until Manana! (Now Lyn may tell you that word means “tomorrow”) She is so wrong. It means, “not now”, “any day BUT today”, “I am not dealing with it” or any number of other things. Why do I love this place so much? I really do even with all the frustrations.
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