We just passed a sign that says “Lady Bedspacers Admited”. This was in
\n front of an alleyway with a row of small shops along the alley. What in the
\n world does a bedspacer do? It’s amazing how the word is completely readable
\n but has no meaning in my brand of English.<\/p>\n
We’re on the road to Villa Escudo for the day trip. The bus is full of
\n coworkers, spouses, and a few small children. We’ve been on the road since
\n about 6 a.m. and it’s now about 7:40. We stopped for about 20 minutes at
\n the new facility so that spouses could see where their family members will
\n be working in the future. The weather is pleasant — not as hot as
\n yesterday, but the day is still young.<\/p>\n
Basketball is an obsession here. Full and half-courts are tucked in among
\n the corregated steel houses and many of the courts have people playing in
\n them. The traffic is stop and go in a hang-on way. We had a major accident
\n beside us going the opposite way. A very big bus couldn’t stop in time and
\n smashed into a small car making it into an accordion in the back of the
\n truck in front. I think that survivors were limited.<\/p>\n
We’re out in the countryside and there are mountains around, covered in
\n jungle growth. We’re on a small two-lane road with buildings crowding the
\n street on both sides. No zoning or building codes here! Some buildings are
\n very nice. Many are much more ramshackle. Quite a few have some kind of a
\n family shop out front. Fruit stands, restaurants, food shops, laundries,
\n car repair, but mostly produce shops.<\/p>\n
All of the buildings sport very tall, very dilapidated TV antennas. Most of
\n the shops are named for women — Rose’s Fruit, Kim’s Store, or Mary and
\n Grace’s Restaurant. We’ve been traveling south for an hour since we left
\n the new facility and haven’t gotten out of “city” into farmland.<\/p>\n
We’ve passed a couple of elementary schools. The classrooms are open-sided
\n with drop-down bamboo curtains. The rooms have fans in the ceilings to
\n provide some air circulatiion.<\/p>\n
Well, I’m going to send this. There may be more later! We’ve arrived!<\/p>\n
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We just passed a sign that says “Lady Bedspacers Admited”. This was in front of an alleyway with a row of small shops along the alley. What in the world does a bedspacer do? It’s amazing how the word is completely readable but has no meaning in my brand of English. We’re on the road … Continue reading A Day Trip<\/span>