Personal; Guate cravings
I guess I am feeling a little better today (this is post #7 for today). No news from the doctor (did I dream that whole appointment) yet,but I am calling on Wed to check in and see if they have named my tapeworm yet (assumption still, not sure).
Truth be told, I am about a week away from a new writing class that is going to kick my butt (into magazines, I hope!) So good health or not, I am going to buckle down and get my Gute notes on here by then. I hope. Deseo.
Still super sleepy all the time, grumpy as hell, and my stomach is playing its own friggin world cup. The only difference is that now, after almost 2 months of trying to be careful with what I ate, trying not to aggitate the stomach more than needed, I am ignoring the pain altogether. Coffee? Bring it on. Chocolate, yum, thanks. And I even had Indian food recently. Ok. I guess me eating Indian food once a month in SF is still being somewhat careful, but hey, am trying to act like I am not worried that I am dying from Mr. Tapeworm. (Most people dont, but what fun is that thought!)
As much as I dont want to go back to Guate anytime soon, I miss some things….
1. Fried plantains (how did I know food would be first!)
2. him
3. not working
4. the humidity (for my hair, not for any other reason. My hair here in Cali is back to straw, nice)
5. the people in Guate. I never noticed before how so many folks in the city here dont even look at ya when they are talking to you. I am a busy, low word user kinda person, so if I complain about abrupt social interactions then, WHOA, Guate had an affect on me.
6. roaches
haha. Just kidding. But I have been really good about washing my dishes since I got home. I have never had roaches in this apt, but I am so aware of their presence after Guate that I dont want to EVER give them an open invite to take up residence in my SF home
7. newness, interesting scenery. I am way too familiar with SF now. Geesh.
8. Not hearing Spanish daily, naturally, everywhere
Sure, I can head down to the mission and listen away. But, I dont work or live there and I wouldnt get the same friendly, non-perverted interactions there that I had in Guate. I love being in a place where I am lost linguistically. And I love the sound of the Spanish language. Man I am odd.
9. The smallness of Guatemala, being able to go somewhere in a relatively small amount of time. What I dont miss are the winding roads. Whew, there is no way I was going to get used to them.
10. Cost of living. SF kills me. Guate was so cheap. Even my “expensive” hotels were cheap. And my coffee, internet time and transportation. I will be working on the “cost” page here soon, so you will have more specifics than “hey, that was cheap.” But its painful to come back to this pricing system.
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