Tuesday Market

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Jennifer and I took the bus to the Tuesday Market, which is about a 15 minute bus ride south of town. It didn't turn out to be anything exceptional, but it was interesting to look at the food and to people watch. When we got back, it rained pretty heavily, but it cleared up after an hour or so.

I sent a note out on the "Civil List" Yahoo Group at about 6:30 p.m. to see if anyone was going to be watching American Idol at 7 p.m. (I don't get the Fox channel that broadcasts the show.) Several women responded right away that they would be watching or that they were big fans. One response was from a woman, Marilyn, who said she always watches and she'd love company. So I hopped in a taxi and headed over to her house - definitely not something I'd do back home! By way of directions, she said, "Just tell the taxi driver you're going to Chelo's Apartments." So I told the taxi driver I was going to Chelo's apartments and he took me right there. I arrived at 7:01 p.m. I knew that Chelo is a local pharmacist who knows everyone and everyone knows her. We've been to her pharmacy a few times; that's where Jennifer got her supply of medicines. My Spanish teacher told me just this morning that Chelo is 82 years old, although she looks 60. She apparently owns half of San Miguel. And I knew there was one particular set of apartments that was known as "Chelo's." I had never been there, though. Marilyn has a large, cheerful 2-bdm apartment that she got because a friend of her's had to give it up. Apparently they're hard to come by because Chelo never raises the rent. Marilyn has a cozy tv room set up and we drank wine, ate snacks and watched American Idol. It was very pleasant. Marilyn is from Ashland, OR and has lived in San Miguel for about seven years. I think she's probably in her 60's - and she's an ADAM FAN! After the show, I walked home and stopped for an ice cream cone on the way.

Click here for some photos of the market

Tomorrow we're going to La Gruta hot springs - should be fun! And Thursday night I'm going to meet with a local photographer who's fairly prominent. He's a friend of Pat's, my landlady. He's going to give me a lesson in photography. I'm very excited about that!