It’s starting again…

Jacaranda petals on tree trunk

Jacaranda petals on tree trunk

…that time of year when people start leaving post. Our book club buddy Max left a few weeks ago, and this week our Canadian diplomat neighbors, Mike and Esther, left. We enjoyed a nice, lazy Sunday afternoon with Mike at a local seafood restaurant, where we ordered the fish zarandeoda (flipped fish), deliciously smoked on an outdoor grill.

Fish zarandeoda

Fish zarandeoda

Our friend from Pakistan, Marcus, was in town this week. He’s a big gamer like John, so he spent Monday afternoon with us (it was a Mexican holiday), playing games with John. It was fun to see a familiar face. We also had lunch with him one day at work.

Tuesday I gave a presentation at the Bi-National Center about women’s history month. It was so much fun (and in English, so I didn’t have to worry about my Spanish, thank goodness). The audience are English students, and they were very fun and engaged.

John and I did our Friday night dinner again, which was very good. We really like that little place.

Last night we went to our consular chief’s house for dinner along with the other consular managers and their families. I spent a lot of time talking to my boss’s three girls, who range from 7th to 10th grade. They are so cute and lively – and each with such distinct personalities. I really enjoyed it. It was a lovely evening with the table set up outside, and the weather here is pretty perfect right now!

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