Parks: pretty much only for the men and children. My training group(Kate, Lauren, Robyn, and I) went to the Parque Central on Monday to hang out. And after a little bit we were approached by two guys, one with eyes rojos. He was super creepy, so we left. We later found out that when women go to parks, they are considered prostitutes, so that´s the last time I´ll ever be in a park here.
Police: got to meet the chief of police. We went and introduced ourselves as Peace Corps trainees to him so that he knows there are some gringas here and where we live. He offered some advice about not walking alone in certain areas, not walking alone after certain hours, and not going to the parks. This was when we found out that women in parks=whores.
Cheap: super cheap to eat and travel around here. Bus ride to Diriambas, about a 10-15 min ride costs 10 cordobas, there and back, or 50cents. I had this amazing, huge smoothie today that cost 25 cords, or a little over $1, The exchange rate is 20 cordobas to $1. Sweet!
Hey Jenny! Wow Sounds like fun! My mom and I just read your blog. It sounds like you are going to have to get used to less modern conveniences. I hope you are having a great time!
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Seriously? Parks a "no go"? Well that is interesting! I wonder how that evolved?
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear you are doing well so far! Love the blog. And I just wanted to give you a shout out that there are people who are actually reading it and care about you and what you're doing!