Getting Better

I woke up today feeling better and I even had some coffee. I didn't make it very strong because I don't have milk or sugar, but it still tasted familiar (Maxwell House) which means it tasted good. I have decided I need to get into a routine here so the coffee was a good start. I installed iTunes so I could stream radio while I get ready for work. The first time I tried it told me that it was not yet available in my country. Doh! Yet, when I went back later it just worked! Nothing says home like Country Music!

I am still hesitant about eating. I made some toast but because the bread is so thin, even on the lowest setting on the toaster, it was overdone and dry. Not very appetizing even on a good day. My stomach does still have a knot in it, but that could be nerves about eating again.

My camera batteries are charged and the spares are here so I thought I could upload the photos I took of the apartment. Either the web site or the wireless connection has other ideas though. I am not able to get the photos on the site.

I had some time to think yesterday and I thought I would record what I have noticed about this place so far.

Peggy was right. The whole city is under construction. Buildings are coming down and buildings are going up. The streets are all tore up as they are being widened. The amazing thing about all of this is that it seems it is all being done by hand. There are large piles of rocks everywhere and I see men moving them with bowls or trays no bigger than about 16” in diameter. The buildings are coming down with sledge hammers and the new ones are being built with wooden scaffolding held together with ropes.

There is noise everywhere. The sound of car horns is pervasive. Because of the nature of the traffic, the horn is not used in anger, but is more informational. “I am here to your right.” I hear occasional sirens that seem stationary, not like you would hear on a fire truck or police car. There are many other sounds I hear that I cannot identify. Some are within the building and some are outside.

Speaking of outside, we had a little thunderstorm last night. I was just starting to doze of when I heard thunder. I looked out the window and there was lightning and rain, quite a bit of it. I thought I was back in Orlando! I started to go back to sleep when I remembered I had laundry drying on the balcony. I thought it was going to take long enough with the amount of water still in them from the washer. I didn't need to add more to it, so I hauled the whole rack inside. Boy do I miss my dryer!

I will post more photos when I can.