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After school, Jennifer and I went by Joyce's; she is a neighbor of Jennifer's Mexican family and is looking for someone to water her plants while she is out of town for a few days. Jennifer will be taking care of that for her. Joyce is definitely a character. Her place is exactly like her personality - very quirky and incomplete. Joyce will start talking about something and then change the subject completely. I think she's had a very interesting life, as have most of the people who live here. She and her husband worked for the state department. She has lived all over the world. Now she's busy building her house, which in my opinion, is very strange. She has her kitchen where most people have their patio. Upstairs, she has a bathroom in the middle of the room. And she plans to rent out the bedrooms to travelers. I'm not sure if I would rent a room from her, but she's very nice. Very quirky.

Aferwards, I went into town for dinner while Jennifer went and met with Kitty, who she'll be housesitting for starting this Sunday. Kitty's place is right around the corner and it's quite nice. The neighbors, though, are very poor. They throw their trash out into their yard and they have a dog that has mange. I have never seen a dog with mange before and it's pretty bad. But I think the housesitting gig will be a great deal for Jennifer and her boyfriend, Joe, when he gets here on May 1. It's in a wonderful location and has a patio with a phenomenal view. And the bedroom has full length sliding glass doors that open up to a view of San Miguel that is really amazing. I know they'll love it. And the best part is that it's FREE!

Tomorrow (Thurs), we 're going to go to the Fabrica la Aurora, which is where alot of the artists' studios are located. Thursday is Open Studio day, so it should be interesting. Afterward, we're going to the "Oz" fundraiser, hosted by an ex-Olympian from Canada. His house is supposedly amazing!

Here are some shots from today. While I was eating dinner, I noticed a girl across the street who was selling flowers. I could not stop watching her. I know that kids are left to sell their dolls and flowers by their families and that it's a hard life. I watched her and watched her. I wanted to take more pictures of her when I left the restaurant, but she was gone. Then, when I went around the corner, there she was. I asked her in very poor Spanish if it was ok to take her picture and I gave her some pesos...I think the equivalent of about a dollar. I didn't want to give too much or too little, but I wanted to give her something. I indicated that I didn't want her to smile. She was heartbreaking...and so cute!

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