In the morning I resumed volunteer work at Trailblazers. I somehow find sifting sand, as monotonous as it is to be very soothing. It does make one appreciate the taken for granted things in life or that which we in the USA have done for us by machine. I am sure that at home there would be a machine or some mechanized way for me to do this menial task repetitive task. I laugh at myself at age 65 doing this work for nothing and getting satisfaction doing it. It is a long way from being a lawyer and charging an hourly fee that people here are lucky to make for a months wages.
Getting better riding my bicycle. I even was able to put a person on the back of it and peddle . I got a bit tired but it is fun and a crazy. I will get a picture to post.
Last night I had dinner with Warren ( from the UK but lives in Costa de Sol Spain) Antoinette ( from the UK and lives in East Village NYC) and Claudia, ( from East Germany and lives in Bejing) all volunteers, to send Claudia on her way to Lao. Fascinating conversation on how they liked living in America has all of them had done so. In general they all liked America. the diversity, the enthusiasm and the vastness.
Then at around 9:30 I decided to honor an invitation from Sam my guide friend to attend his son's 18th birthday party, which I really did not want to do. But I took a tut tut and my usual gift for Sam a bottle of Johnny Walker Black and showed up. What a good move. As I came in he came into the garden with at least 200 people with a live band on the stage and lights and decorations he exclaimed to me " OH my God" and hugged me. This is not usual for Sam. The custom was that all of the men were at the center tables and the woman were at the side. I asked why and was told that when the men are drinking the women step aside. Needless to say these guys were well oiled; and they convinced me to dance with them and we drank danced and talked into the early hours.
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