Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Some New Norms

Gradually, some "new" things have become a norm here. What has started to feel "normal?"....

Iguanas: I see or hear one scurry off almost every time I go outside.


Homemade: Most things in the kitchen = time consuming and homemade. Thankfully, someone else cooks lunch for us teachers 3 times each week. I'm holding homemade pumpkin pancakes. Yum!


Homemade Pizza: The pizza isn't the hand-tossed Italian pizza shop pizza from home, but families make really yummy homemade pizza quite often. :)


Chifles: Instead of potato chips, I like salty, yummy chifles. (from platanos instead of potatoes)


Produce Prep: After market, we bleach and prep everything. No baby carrots, prepared lettuce, etc.


Purified "Sisley" Water: simply the only option.


Fresh squeezed juices.


Mototaxis: Okay, I'm still getting used to this one. We wear sunglasses when we go on them to help keep some dust out of our eyes...but it's almost always dusty. It just makes me appreciate a shower even more at the end of the day!

...and (no picture)...Ants: Little sugar ants like to invade everything that's remotely sweet. I've learned to never leave something sweet sitting out or not completely sealed. I also check my water before drinking it (because, yes, they get in our water cups too). This past week I learned this the hard way, and ended up with a mouthful of ants. :(