So as of today Melissa and I have lived in Santa Fe for 2 months.
TIME FLIES! I can barely believe it, but I wanted to provide you all with more impressions from my time here.Food Yes, it`s different. There are many food that still gross me out (like the common chicken feet people eat off the bone), but I think it`s a whole nother level of not wasting. My stomach is still adjusting, but overall I feel like I`m doing pretty well.
It has been a little difficult as a vegetarian, but not awful.Toilet Paper It`s amazing how fast you can adjust to throwing your toilet paper into the trash can instead of the toilet (their water system can`t handle the waste). The first week I thought I would never get used to it and had to be very intentional, but I`ve got it now.
Spanish (I know you all are wondering) Yeah, it`s not great, but it`s better. I try to learn something everyday. Somedays are better than others and somedays I get more frustrated than others, but all in all, it`s better, but I have a long way to go.
Work So when the inspectors came to the Guarderia they made a lot of changes necessary. (Including making Lulu leave) I don`t agree with all of them (making their recess basically non-existent. If these kids need one thing here it`s recess), but I`m working on making the best of them.
I feel like Lucy leaves me alone with the kids almost everyday, which can be challenging for me, but I think at the end of the day it`s good for me....Cars walk with care here. From many of the two way streets being about as wide as a one-way in the states (the main road is wide) to not having many sidewalks it can make walking challenging. There`s nothing like Melissa & I walking out the door in the morning and getting so excited there`s a red light so we can cross and we`re half-way across the street when a motorcycle or car that doesn`t want to wait zips by all the stopped cars on the wrong side of the road. That`ll wake you up and we always have both eyes peeled and one arm available to grab the other person.
Exercising I was making the best of the exercising situation: exercise on the roof with routines I plan out in my head (yoga or kickboxing) during the week and running on the weekends. As of last week I am so excited because Isaac and I started running in the mornings together. Yes, it`s early, but that`s what I used to do in Chicago so I`m happy. The only thing I worry about is waking the girls up as I leave every morning and come back and shower. It`s so wonderful and I don`t have to think about the next step in the routine, etc. I get to just run. AND we get to see the stars (you definitely don`t see stars at night...polution) and the sunrise. What a wonderful start to the day.
So there you go 2 month check-in.
I`m super excited for the Halloween party at work on Friday. I didn`t know there was going to be one, but Adiana told Melissa who told me today. Woo hoo!
Tell us about the Halloween party - and Day of the Dead. Sounds like you are doing great!
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