Festa da Uñas

Its been a busy week. On Thursday Phil had an interesting experience on the way to school. It was a holiday (Father's Day for St. Joseph's Day) and very few people on the streets as Phil was walking to school. Across the street about halfway along the route, he saw a young couple with a baby. Suddenly the woman just fainted and collapsed and the young man holding the toddler was also trying to keep his wife's head from hitting the ground.

He looked up at Phil who was by now running across the street to their aid and just said in English "Help"! Phil took the baby while the man tended to his wife. He was able to get her to her feet. The man secured the baby in a stroller and asked Phil if he would walk with them pushing the baby until they reached their apartment nearby.

Phil stayed with the baby while the man helped his wife up the stairs, then he returned, thanked Phil and got the child. He told Phil that she had a miscarriage and had been discharged from the hospital after the bleeding had abated. Perhaps she was just anemic from blood loss or perhaps she was bleeding again. We will never know because after he got them home, Phil went on to school. It appeared that at least the man was an American as Phil saw somehow that he had a Texas driver's license.

I've somehow developed my usual cold and sore throat that I always seem to get for a week or two when we are here. I've been battling that while trying to have 2/ 1/2 hours of 1:1 Spanish lessons each day. Last night, Phil said I woke him with my wheezing. He said he first thought it was a cat outside yowling to come in, but when he nudged me it stopped and he realized it was me!

Today after some laundry and shopping, Phil and I walked to the nearby festival. (My phone says I walked 6 miles although Phil's says it was only 4.5) The festival is celebrating Pigs Feet. uñas means toenails in Spanish.

Several restaurants are having a special meal of Pigs feet and all the fixins. I just didn't think I could do it with my cold so after walking around a little, enjoying some local music, and exploring a nearby shopping center, Phil and I headed home. I had to lie down for a nap after coughing my head off before we got home!

Tomorrow we are going on a group bus tour to see the Cathedrals National Park which is actually a beach so I'll post again after that.Weiterlesen