Day 3: Meeting Ada

Went to meet Ada today. On the way we bought some (fruita). It was delicious. When we bought it, my cousins and my neices were very excited and grabbing it as fast as they could. I had no idea what it was or how to eat it until one of my cousins handed me the fruit and told me to eat it. It was the most delicious thing Ive ever eaten. The texture is like nothing Ive ever eaten. It feels like goo or slime or something but it has tiny fibers in it too. We ate the fruit while driving to Adas.



When we got to Adas house I didnt know what to expect. My dad and my Uncle Orlando both thought she would cry when she saw me but she didnt. She gave me a big hug and took us to her bedroom where we sat on the bad and talked. When I say talked, I mean she talked with my Uncle Orlando and my aunt about random things.

Its times like this I wish I understood and could speak more Spanish. I feel like Im missing out on alot because I cant understand or answer questions. I feel like once people know I cant speak Spanish they ignore me and talk to my Uncle or my cousins. Its very frustrating.

Anyway. Ada was wonderful. She is beautiful and the entire time she and my Uncle were talking she rubbed my back. The way you know you are comfortable with someone is when it feels perfectly natural for them to be rubbing your back. haha

I took pictures of Ada and her dog.



When we left Adas my cousins took me to some of the food stands near San Juan where we eat Pincho and I got to drink my first Coco Frio (a fresh coconut) and a legit Pina Colada.



The pincho was awesome. This may be my new favorite food. The coconut was okay. The water inside had a tiny bit of flavor but mostly it was tasteless. There was alot of water in it though so I couldnt really finish it. It took awhile. My cousins ordered a Pina Colada that tasted delicious. There was some Karoke going on near the stand we were eating at so it was nice having entertainment with our dinner. haha

We stayed there for a while eating then we came back home to sleep. I got the bed to myself that night. Yesterday Karla (my neice) slept with me which made me feel better about taking up an entire room just for myself. My uncles house has 3 bedrooms. 1 bedroom is for his wife and him, the one Im in is just for me and my 4 cousins and 2 neices are sharing the other one! I dont mind sharing the bed, but I think they would feel bad if they hadnt given me the room so I havent said anything.

Ive been getting tired very early. I think the time here is 1 hour ahead of Eastern time so I shouldnt be getting tired at 9 here because in MA thats only 8 and in AZ its only 6!!!! It must be the heat.

The temperature here has been about 95 degrees constantly. The shutter/windows/walls I described earlier help this a little but not much. When I sleep I have a fan on me the entire time and I wake up sweaty every morning. The shower in Orlandos apartment only has cold water but its fine because everytime I take a shower (which has been 2-3x a day) its a welcome change in temperature.

Thats it for today.

PS: My cousins computer died so Im typing this on my own computers notepad and will post when they get a new computer and when we find internet access again.