Adventures of a Daily Variety

OK, so I went to the doctor. In fact I went to two doctors on Wednesday. I've been having some problems with my distance vision, so the first was an eye doctor. I did the whole thing in Spanish, the eye exam, choosing the glasses, filling out the paperwork. He didn't speak any English, imagine that. lol I was so excited and proud of my little self. The only glitch on the eye chart was the letter was z because I couldn't remember how to say "z" in Spanish, but it came to me. In case you ever need this information, it is zeta. He said the glasses would be ready within a week and they would call to let me know when they are done. I even explained to him that I was leaving on the following Thursday, and wouldn't be back for two weeks, so if he called late not to worry, I would come in when I got back. But he assured me they would be done before Thursday. I know this doesn't sound like much, but when you are doing it all in Spanish it sounds like a very complicated transaction. Anyway, I was delighted when I left.

The second doctor was a regular doctor. I have had an ear ache since I got here, but thought it would just go away. Then this week my throat started hurting so bad I couldn't sleep one night, so I thought I had strep throat. Don't laugh, I know it sounds a little dramatic, but at least I didn't think it was throat cancer. lol One of the aides went with me, because they need to give the doctor the insurance paperwork to make things easier. But I still had to tell him what was wrong and get the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan in Spanish. It turns out I have an ear infection, so he wrote a prescription for antibiotic ear drops and oral antibiotics (the Spanish version of a Z pack which only involves one pill a day for three days.) But the ear drops are three drops three times a day for a week. Since the pharmacies here do not paste any instructions on the package, I had them repeated a couple of times so I wouldn't end up trying to shove the oral antibiotic in my ear at 3 am. hehehe

The kids are still the same, drinking all night long almost every night. Showing up late for class or not at all. Sleeping in class, watching music videos, emailing each other or others, etc. The boys are having trouble getting laid and a few of us older ladies have been trying to explain to them that they need to drink less if they want their pencil sharp. But alas, it seems they would rather drink.

I learned a new Spanish idiom which should come in handy. "Ser el ombligo del mudo" Which literally translates to "To be the belly button of the world."  When the teacher asked be to explain what this means in Spanish, I thought of Deb as I said, "Está  todo sobre mi." The teacher laughed and said "Bien, Nancy" If you want to say it to someone, just say "Crees que son el ombligo del mundo." I'm sure your friends will be very impressed.

I had a great walk on along the river with a friend on Tuesday. It was a nice time. After the walk we went to my house and the mom of my house served us cafe con leche and cookies. The reflections of the trees, bushes, sky and clouds reminded me of Monet's paintings. And the birds were just too good to pass up.