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A new Tattoo
I am so happy to have finally gotten another tattoo. I love tattoos. I have been wanting this tattoo for quite a few years now. Both my back piece and this one have been on my mind for several years. I waited while I was pregnant--- and then pregnant again (almost immediately) then I was way over weight- then I was in casts and totally broke. Now I live in Mexico. I do not have a lot of money but I can survive and I live in a place where if I had NO money- I could go to the corner store and get a credit until payday. Could you imagine walking into Safeway and asking for a credit until payday?!?! BBBBABAHAAHHHH! Would not happen. But here - the good and the bad of a small town in Mexico are in full supply. Both extremes are well represented.
Some of the pluses are obvious- killer beach (on most top 10 in the world lists) monkeys can be spotted as I walk to town- beautiful ruins and healing energy from a centuries old culture that still exists to this day. I love the delivery and selling system here- People drive by on triciclos and bikes- sometimes a car and sell just about everything - water bottles- tamales- fruit and veggies- even pots and pans!!!
But then there are some bad things too- One would be the bugs- the mosquitoes are awful and I hate cockroaches. But they are a jungle animal and I live amongst the jungle. I do also hat the tarantula that was in my house last night. I have found some in my back yard and I have found many frogs in my house after a good rain storm but never a tarantula - that far into my house. He must have been in here for a while!!! Oh well. No i did not kill it- but I am not a fan so I covered him with a sauce pan and then went to my friends house and he glided the poor guy out of my house so he could go on and life a happy life in the jungle.
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here is a totally random fact that I learned while doing lessons with Akilean about Spiders. A female taranchula will live for up to 30 years. A male will live for about a year and a half. The reason is that the males- from the moment they are hatched-- are consumed with the idea of mating. They will literally chase females and mate until all of their good energy is spent. When the female can see that the male is no longer useful- she kills him. I am not sure if she eats him or not- but I know she kills him. I thought that was so funny. It is nature at its most BASIC level! I did not include that fact for Akilean's class assignment but I used it a lot on my tours.
The other huge negative is not having a car. The rain storms create some seriously flooded streets and there is no way to get around them. It is sometimes knee deep. It is sort of crazy. Riding my son to school in the rain through a river just sucks. Plus - when Lena does not have school- I have to leave her at the house by herself while I take and pick up Akilean. Not a huge fan of that. I mean, I know she is fine and she has my neighbors if there is a problem but it is a huge pain in the butt.
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A wonderful date with my little girl
Yesterday I took my little girl out for a little girly time. She is such a joy and she works so hard so I decided that we would go to town and get a treat together. Leave it to Lena. What did she want..... sushi! I do not know if it is from living in San Francisco for so long or what but she LOVES sushi! I would venture to say that it is her Favorite food. 
So we headed to town to get some sushi. I love Sushill-Out but they have been closed lately. It looks like they are going to be doing some renovations or something. So we headed to the new Japanese place in town. The sushi is very good. Expensive but good. I am so used to sushi in SF where you can find amazing sushi rolls for just a few dollars. 
We had a very wonderful little snack and then started to head back home. Just under the new Japanese place is Taco Diaz. They recently moved to this location. We decided to be nice ladies and get a few tacos pastor for the boys back home. 
It was at this moment that it started to rain. Now, I am originally from Oregon, USA. It rains A LOT in Oregon. To say a lot is sort of an understatement. Then after 10 years in San Francisco we are very used to the cold and wet weather. Lena could not get out in the rain fast enough. She played in the water while I waited for the tacos. 
Kids help you remember about the fun things in life. Sushi and dancing in the rain was a perfect Sunday evening!
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