Flashback to two-ten…What I did during my weekend in Denver. Heard the dreadful tale of six-dollar Mike – a guy invites my friend, Natalie (aka “Nate”), on a date and proceeds to ask for $6, because he doesn’t have enough cash. Weak. Met several interesting people, all friends of Nate and Char[lotte], and toasted to [...]
Continue Reading →My last day in Paraguay (day 9), was more of a few hours divided between a shower and morning coffee, saying goodbye to my extended family (Olivia said she would be very sad when I leave), and having to check my bag at the airport because it was: Too heavy to carry on, and they [...]
Continue Reading →EARLY MORNING – OUTSIDE – PERRELLA-PRIETO RESIDENCE After dancing, drinking and having a great time watching football with the family (and new friends) – and finally convincing the DJ to play one song I could sing and dance to, I arrived back to Meli & Jorge’s house. Went upstairs, removed a somewhat damp shirt (63% [...]
Continue Reading →Meli, Jorge, Olivia and I left around 9:30 to head to Jorge’s parent’s house. Had a Johnny Walker Black on the rocks as I sat and played with Pete (their [small] dog), had a few of my first Japanese-roasted peanuts and discussed the weather. (When you don’t speak the language, small talk is about all [...]
Continue Reading →I woke up around nine for breakfast at Cafe de Acá, (not where I woke up, only where I had breakfast). My “Americano” consisted of eggs, potatoes, toast, bacon and a cinnamon roll. Not to mention the variety of beverages I ordered with it: jugo de naranja, a Coca-Cola Light and a coffee, (and I [...]
Continue Reading →Don’t believe everything you read on the bottom of your dishes. Among my six-or-so coffee cups, one stands out. Actually, all but two stand out (singularly), because I received a matching pair for joining the IHOP mug club. The one that stands out from the other or-so doesn’t stand out because of the way it [...]
Continue Reading →I woke up a little late, obviously, and put on my bathing suit to head to Meli’s parent’s house for lunch. Lunch was two small steaks, rice, beans, salad and the bread crumb Brazilian dish. Delicious. I passed up on dessert and just drank a few sodas while sitting in the downstairs living room, where [...]
Continue Reading →The best way to seamlessly transition into part three, is to just do it. If you didn’t read part’s one and two, take a step back and start here. After dinner, I joined Guga and her dad for the ride back to his house where Claudia (one of Guga’s oldest friends) would soon be. I [...]
Continue Reading →When we had completed our downtown, street-side shopping, we went to “Jorge’s” office. Inside, I met two secretaries and Jorge Sr., who was Meli’s husband’s father, which I was unaware of – hence the quotes around the previous two mentions of her father-in-law. My ignorance led to a little bit of an awkward feeling, because [...]
Continue Reading →After the last recap of my trip, I got a strong dose of guilt for failing to mention paft of the evening at, or actually on the way home from, Moby Dick. On our way home, around 1 a.m., the Brazilian tricksters who convinced a certain American tourist that hair in his food on NYE [...]
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