June 5, 2011

Today is our 35th wedding anniversary. And what was cool is that after church and Sunday School, we ran off to a barbeque put on by my new school (school next year). They know how to throw a good party. We have one occasionally,, which is really fun to get to know the new people. But we had a map (a map is really strange down here to say the least), but the party was at building 9A. Wayne, being the brilliant navigator that he is, came in from the “other” end of the street. So we passed three building that were marked with a “9“. We had no clue which one it was. Finally had to call. The correct “9” was at the other end. So the addresses went from 63 to 8 (next door) then 9. Then they changed numbers until there was another 9. WHO numbered these houses???
We went to the high school graduation last night for my current school. Our school had 21 seniors graduating. It was the first graduation that I have gone to in 15 years that attendance wasn’t required OR that I had to wear a cap and gown. Interesting to say the least. Some things better, some worse , but many the same. If only I could take the best of both, there would be a great graduation!
Wayne went to the cable office on Friday to cancel our cable at the “old” place. We have cable at the new place, but needed to cancel the old service. Unfortunately, the cable office had not a single person that spoke English. They used the computer and the Google translator to try to manage their way through the transaction. Wayne got really worried once he got home fearing that the ”correct” message just didn’t get across and that he had cancelled the service at the new apartment. Dealing with the cable company in the states is bad enough, even if you are all understand English. So one of our “Spanish “ speaking friends told us Friday night she would meet us there Saturday morning to make sure everything was done correctly. Arggggg, the frustrations of living in a country where you can’t speak the language.
Just a week of school is left. Time is flying.