Today, after a slow start, I walked around the neighborhood
and had tea at a café- Café Martinez. Sitting outside was nice, almost like
something out of a movie. There was a lot of hustle & bustle around me—people
walking their dogs, others walking to work, delivery guys dropping off food,
old couples walking hand in hand, a random guy on a jog. I loved sitting
outside and just taking it all in. As I looked around me I noticed most of the
other people at the café were housewives, usually with a small kid in tow or
older ladies- abuelas (grandmothers) I presume. It was very funny that this was
the crowd I was hanging out with because I’m neither a housewife nor an abuela,
but for now these are my new friends.
After drinking my tea and finishing some kind of apple croissant
(I’ve really got to learn the names of these pastries – there’s so many to
choose from). I walked around the neighborhood some more, this time in a
different direction than yesterday. I found the bus stop I’ll take to get to
school, a movie theater, lots more cafes to try, the subway stop and a shopping
area. After reminding myself that shopping wasn’t my main reason for coming
here I headed home to put some time in studying my Spanish. There’s so much to
see in this city and I’m really liking the area that I’m living in. It has an
interesting mix of residences with shops, cafes, restaurants & grocery
stores. I like that in one block there is a lot going on and just a couple of
blocks later things are quiet again.
So as part of this blog I’m going to include a Spanish word
or thought of the day- something that I’ve learned each day. Here’s a cool
saying that was printed on the napkins at Café Martinez:
Comé, bebé,
amá,
despacio,
muy despacio…
hacé que tu
vida dure más!
Rough translation:
Eat, drink, love
Slowly, very slowly…
Making your life last longer
Can't wait to see pictures!
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