Today is my first full day of “going
solo” in Medellin.
Last night I took my medicine about
1 ¾ hours late. I got up a couple of
times, the last being about 4:30, after which I had some difficulty getting
back to sleep. 5:45 I heard Lionel’s
radio come on; it’s muffled but it’s still bothersome. I’ll have to start using my iPad or fan to counteract
that sound with my own.
Yesterday, my toenail was scraping
my flesh as I was walking so this morning I pulled it off and what is
underneath is a combination of a nail and just rough skin. I’m not sure if walking is going to irritate
it but I’d better be ready with some Band-Aids.
I see the Social Security deposit is
in my USAA account so I emailed Reina about it.
I also told her I would give her 22 mil for a taxi and to please bring
either my suit or the little table she said she would give me.
8:15 I left to take my dirty bedding
to the dry cleaners. (I changed the
bedding on each of the beds last night.)
I first stopped at Lavanderia Y Tintoreria that I first used with my
brother back in March but at 8:30 it was closed. I stopped at the other dry cleaners in Viva
and it was also closed. I guess I’ll
have to come back after 10am when I’m sure they will be open. I stopped in Exito and bought milk for breakfast. It was 2.820mil ($1.57), a little more than I
remembered from yesterday but still not bad considering I already have the
cereal and don’t want to waste it. I had
Frosted Flakes and Choco Listo for breakfast but I didn’t care for the latter
(similar to chocolate milk) so I’m going to give that to Reina when she
arrives.
I’m happy to report I didn’t have
any trouble with the big toe without the nail although I certainly wouldn’t
want to walk any long distance on it.
10am I went back to Lavanderia Y
Tintoreria and dropped off my bedding. It weighed just a tad over 5 kilos so at
3mil a kilo that totals 15mil and should be ready Saturday. Since I don’t know what time Saturday I told
him I would pick it up on Monday.
I then went to Viva, took 720,000
pesos out of my USAA account and then went into Exito and bought a 7# dumbbell
(36,900) and a package of bandaids (hopefully no relation). I plan to start an at home morning workout on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I also
priced a 3 quart (2.8 liters) saucepan at 66,900 if I want to make my own
popcorn. Sounds a little expensive to
me. (Anyway, I haven’t figured out the butter
angle yet because I don’t have a refrigerator. Guess
I’m back to microwave popcorn.)
When I got home I emailed Reina that
I was successful getting the money and I would see her at 1pm.
11am someone rang my door bell. It was one of the workmen from the building
but unfortunately he was unsuccessful in fixing the light switch in the 3rd
bedroom. He said he would have an
electrician here tomorrow.
11:20 someone from EPM is recording
the meters in the driveway.
11:45 I left for Laureles Mall to
have lunch. At “Yummy – Come Feliz” (“come feliz” means “eat happy”) I had
their Special of the Day: a bowl of bean soup, a small salad, rice, a few small
potatoes, a large portion of chicken, and pineapple juice for 10mil ($5.56). One nice touch is there is no styrofoam or
plasticware. It’s all served on “china” with real “silverware”. And it was yummy!
When I got back to the apartment at
12:45 Reina and Dylan were waiting for me.
They brought the little table they promised and also the curtains from
the utility room. I gave her the rest of
the money I owed her and also the step stool and one of the small metal
wastebaskets. Reina said she will have
to pick it up on Saturday 3, 4, or 5pm because they are on their way to the
University to pay Dylan’s tuition.
(Dylan asked me for money for a haircut – I don’t think so!)
1:30 it starts raining lightly. Instead of shopping for t-shirts & shorts
I think I’ll take advantage of the cooler weather and do some more cleaning.
Spent part of the afternoon doing
more cleaning. I finally removed the ant’s
food source so that more than anything ought to reduce their numbers.
Just before 5pm I walked over to
that open air store and bought 3 t-shirts for 12mil, 14mil, and 15mil (40mil
total; hey, that’s what the receipt says!; $22.22). I didn’t care for their shorts so I think I’ll
pick up a couple pair from Exito even though it will be a bit pricier. On my way back I stopped at Mall of Laureles
and had Combo #2 at Frisby: 1 chicken breast, 1 wing, cole slaw, fries, and a
16oz. Pepsi for 17.1mil ($9.50). As
usual it includes a pair of plastic gloves to keep your hands clean. They also
include a package of honey which apparently is very popular here with
chicken. Then on the cross over bridge
on the way back I bought 1 kilo of fresh strawberries for 3mil ($1.67) that I
will probably munch on for the rest of the evening. (Today’s food total came to 32,920 pesos well
within my daily budget of 50mil.)
Tried on the t-shirts when I got
home and they fit perfectly. They all
have something different (and a bit strange) written on the front in English:
#1 is red with “Industry Quality
1946 we have always had the highest quality record Tokyo”.
#2 is white with “The World Keeps
Changing”.
#3 is gray with “Cambridge since
1986 Nottingham Root Camp”. (maybe it’s
supposed to say Boot Camp but it sure looks like an “R” to me.)
Tomorrow I have to clean the kitchen
and the area of the dining room where the table now stands and then I think I’m
done for a while.
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