I went with Abel's sister and parents to visit some family on the other side of town. It was another apartment and FULL of people; I guess there were 4 aunts and all their children... you just sit wherever there's room. :) Everyone was really nice and made sure I had plenty to eat. There were tacos of chicharon (dried pig skin), avocado, cactus and salsa, and a vegetable and chicken stew that fed everyone. I cleaned my plate -would be impolite not to- and regretted having eaten so much the next day. My body is clearly not used to that amount of sodium in my diet. ..It's now a running joke with Abel's mom to not feed me chicharon- she's always double-checking that I have enough fruits and vegetables.. bless her.
Before heading home, we dropped off Mariana and Abel's mother at the bus station so they could visit some family for Easter vacation. Abel and I were supposed to go after a scheduled photo shoot on Sunday, but stayed instead to take photos of another girl.
On the way back to our side of the city, we drove through some crazy weather. It had been warm and sunny all week long, but out of nowhere came a sleet storm. Ice was hailing down on the car roof and piling up in the road. People were driving with their hazard lights on and making small wakes in the water that was quickly rising. Amazing. I tried to take some photos, but I'm afraid they aren't very good... I guess you can sense the mild panic in them.
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| It was SLEETING! |
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| ..the rising waters |
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| Abel working hard to keep the windows clear- |
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