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| Jalinsa |
Nanette:
A birthday party! Yay! Today (Saturday) is Jalinsa's 19th birthday and we were invited to lunch! Excited to be going to her birthday we climbed up the hill, gift in hand, and presented ourselves at the door.
There was no evidence of a big birthday lunch laid out so we hunted down Jalinsa and gave her the gift. She was thrilled and surprised to be getting something! (A spandex top, some sweets and $10.)Brian tried to make us promise to return for his birthday in November.
Once again we were guests to a feast set out only for the two of us. The whole rest of the family had already eaten-again! They had gone all out with deepfried tortilla slices, queso(cheese) and plaintain pieces,along with rice and beans We shared crab chips which they seemd hesitant to try.
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| Me on the floor of the lobby |
Oh, my aching achilles tendons! Everyday is full of hill climbing and brings fresh pain. Today Alan (John's business partner out at the monestary and a retired veterinarian) was talking about how he has been studying accupuncture. I sighed, "Oh, I could use some acupuncture!" He must have been eager to practice because he ran right off to his house to get his needles (single use, sterilized). Eileen and Nate dragged a mattress out of our dorm and when Dr. Alan came back we were ready! He got the needles inserted in me then moved on to Eileen, sprawled across the couch in the lobby, Nate and a couple of others. Maria Josee gave Nate a neck and back massage. Kate (who arrived today and is a massage therapist) offered to give me a hand massage. It was a regular spa! We wonder how the owners would have reacted had they walked in to see all this going on in their lobby.
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| Alan and I |
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| Maria getting a treatment for her shoulder |
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