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Had to take Cee Cee to Managua yesterday to get her spaed. She was such a good girl. Her first time on the ferry and first time in a car. Minus throwing up on the outbound ferry (didn´t know dogs got sea sick) she was very well behaved. We picked up my friend Kristel and her three legged dog, Ty, in Nandaime to go get checked out as well. It was a dog taxi all the way. I gave an extra 50 cords to Ivis, my friend and taxi driver, to get the dog hair vacuumed up.
I also take back former comments about all Nica police being honest and good. We got pulled over twice for no reason and they hassled Ivis just to nail him on any violation.
You know what hit the fan when they opened up the trunk and started going through our stuff without even asking, to ¨look for drugs¨. Yeah lady, I hid drugs in my Sbarro pizza bag. Kristel rose her voice out the window, ¨US Embassy...we work for the US Embassy.¨
The cop came closer and I wondered how she got around passing the physical exam. Too many rolls were popping out of places that they shouldn´t have and it looked like she slapped some makeup on in the middle of a dark room. The blue eye shade she poorly selected was not about to be matching her uniform.
You should have seen the look on the officers face when Kristel told her again we worked for the US Embassy. She understood that much in English. It´s not true, but we do carry these white diplomatic ID cards and Peace Corps is technically a part of the State Dept. She stared at us for a few seconds.........¨Vayanse (Go).¨
The second time wasn´t nearly as long of a delay but the cops backed off when Ivis told them he was with a couple friends from the US Embassy.
I´m not sure if what we did was snobby or presumptuous but I just can´t stand that type of corruption. No protocol or procedure in place just like the lawless west.
On to the good news though, I have bought a pig from a friend of mine!!! This is the same friend that invited me to lunch last week and fed me rabbit. Wasn´t to bad. He cost me roughly 1550 cords or $78! I´m having my going away party in two days and we are going to make typical Nica dishes like nacatamales and vigoron. I sat down with Marta on my bed and we made a list of all the things we´ll need to buy. This is the fun part. I will not however be killing the pig. Don Miguel is going to find me someone who can do it for us and we got stocked up on the fire wood we´ll need to do the job.
I´m going to get back to snuggling with Civila and cleaning up the house a bit. man the dust here is BAD right now.
Here is a nacatamal. A type of pie wrapped in palm leaves with meat, rice, dough, and vegetables. I´m thinking of opening up a nacatamal store in Lake Forest;)
I also take back former comments about all Nica police being honest and good. We got pulled over twice for no reason and they hassled Ivis just to nail him on any violation.
You know what hit the fan when they opened up the trunk and started going through our stuff without even asking, to ¨look for drugs¨. Yeah lady, I hid drugs in my Sbarro pizza bag. Kristel rose her voice out the window, ¨US Embassy...we work for the US Embassy.¨
The cop came closer and I wondered how she got around passing the physical exam. Too many rolls were popping out of places that they shouldn´t have and it looked like she slapped some makeup on in the middle of a dark room. The blue eye shade she poorly selected was not about to be matching her uniform.
You should have seen the look on the officers face when Kristel told her again we worked for the US Embassy. She understood that much in English. It´s not true, but we do carry these white diplomatic ID cards and Peace Corps is technically a part of the State Dept. She stared at us for a few seconds.........¨Vayanse (Go).¨
The second time wasn´t nearly as long of a delay but the cops backed off when Ivis told them he was with a couple friends from the US Embassy.
I´m not sure if what we did was snobby or presumptuous but I just can´t stand that type of corruption. No protocol or procedure in place just like the lawless west.
On to the good news though, I have bought a pig from a friend of mine!!! This is the same friend that invited me to lunch last week and fed me rabbit. Wasn´t to bad. He cost me roughly 1550 cords or $78! I´m having my going away party in two days and we are going to make typical Nica dishes like nacatamales and vigoron. I sat down with Marta on my bed and we made a list of all the things we´ll need to buy. This is the fun part. I will not however be killing the pig. Don Miguel is going to find me someone who can do it for us and we got stocked up on the fire wood we´ll need to do the job.
I´m going to get back to snuggling with Civila and cleaning up the house a bit. man the dust here is BAD right now.
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Here is a nacatamal. A type of pie wrapped in palm leaves with meat, rice, dough, and vegetables. I´m thinking of opening up a nacatamal store in Lake Forest;)
Resturant opening
Love ya
MJ