Who knew they could be so exciting? Elisabeth and I went to the fruteria (fruit market) and mercado de vegetales (vegetable maket) yesterday and bought gigantic mangoes, avocadoes, tomatoes, garlic, onion, kiwi, and limes. In general, the prices for fresh produce here is 200% less than American prices. And the guacamole we made was phenomenal. We both decided it's something we could eat every day!
Coke is also ten times better in countries other than America. Why, you ask? Because in the USA it's made with corn syrup while in Europe, the UK, Central America, and DR (speaking from experience only) they make it with real sugar. You can taste the difference and it's better for you too because it's not fake sweetener. Needless to say, we've consumed 4 liters of coke over a span of 5 days...we may need to cut down.
Final update before I eat a Dominican pastrami sandwich for dinner (!), the apartment we're renting is amazing...much nicer than we had anticipated. We have 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a large kitchen and very big dining/living room area, a balcony in the back with the washer and ironing board, and a pretty balcony out front. And of course, we can see various mountain peaks depending on which window we look out of. We live on the second floor, which is a plus especially if/when it rains, an there's also a ton of natural light because there are so many windows. We have to unpadlock the gate over the front door before unlocking the wooden front door...this is a time-consuming process, although both Elisabeth and I are getting better at unlocking and locking quickly. In general, I feel and realistically am pretty safe in the area we live in. And actually, ear plugs really do help block out the incessant roosters., so what more can I ask for? Oh, a stove. Which still isn't fixed yet but should be a permanent fixture to the apartment tomorrow...? We'll see about this. I have yet to learn how to cook and how to do laundry. But, I'm all moved in! And so is Elisabeth! Our impirio (empire, it's our nickname for our amazing apartment) is starting to look all home-y. Tomorrow starts teacher orientation!
Lesson of the day: you can buy 2.5 litres of Coke at the colmado (corner store) for 75 pesos (less than $2)! Who knew Coke came in 2.5 litre bottles? (Apparently, not I...)
I can't believe I missed 3 whole blogs. There has to be some way I can get notified when you post a new entry. Execpt everything is in Spanish and I don't know what buttons to push to make that happen!
ResponderEliminarYour apartment sounds nicer than mine! HAhha Imagine that! I would love a washer!
How is the Diet Coke, still better? You should send me some, if that is even legal :)