Challenges of language, not knowing where anything was and the layout of this city... We ventured out and stumbled and bumbled our way around. We have met some wonderful people! The people in general are extremely willing to help and try to assist us in anyway possible.
On a shoe string budget, Becky has put together a warm and inviting little home for us.. I tag along as chauffeur and mouth piece to try to get our point across. We have found some GREAT food and place to eat. CHEAP! The fish, fruits and vegetables are the freshest and most flavorful I have had in along time. It is like living on a farm with vine riped everything! The fish we eat today were sleeping in the ocean last night.
This is the hurricane season (July thru October) and we have had a lot of rain. The rain comes and it is a driving rain, but warm.. the individual storms are usually just micro bursts that last only a few minutes and they are gone. Temperatures have been in the mid to high 80s and humidity is high... Electricity is expensive, so you use air conditioning as needed room by room. Ceiling fans are a must to keep the air circulating and there are individual air conditioning units in the rooms that you use as needed.
We have a wide assortment of stores to choose from. Large department stores and malls everywhere. The Mexican super markets are really well organized and clean! And Yes, cheaper than Wal Mart. We do have Wal Marts everywhere... Sam's Club, Home Depot, Office Depot and an assortment of stateside restaurants and name brand stores.. There are many little merchants that sell about anything you can imagine and somethings you wouldn't imagine. Street vendors are everywhere. In all major parking lots there are attendants to help you park, wash your windows on your car and assist you in loading and backing out.. all working for tips...
We have found a little gardener dude to keep the yard looking good and a groomer for the dogs. All come to the house as needed and work very reasonably. We have a neighborhood handyman that does about anything you might need.
We are settling in ... This retirement thing isn't so bad...
Becky has painting projects, embroidery projects and plans for sculpting ... See has books to read and all is well on that front.
I am playing with my fantasy football team, following the SF Giants best season since they won the pennant and went to the world series in 2003. Working on our FM2 visas so we can stay here, promoting the sell of our timeshare and trying to get a little recruiting business... need to stay busy...
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