We had big fun at the EU Ambassador’s home on Friday night, along with our Ambassador and the ambassadors for the Canadians and Brits. He has a beautiful pizza oven and is a Neapolitan pizza expert. He brought in most of the ingredients from Italy and taught us how to form the crust and cook it in his beautiful oven. John did great! We enjoyed sitting outside and visiting over delicious pizza.
This morning we had the British ambassador and her husband over for a coffee roasting demo and breakfast. They’re so nice – I’m very sorry they are departing Guyana soon. We have enjoyed getting to know them.
Friday afternoon, John and I went to the Embassy’s intramural cricket match. They borrowed a very nice field. It was a beautiful afternoon and the breeze from the ocean across the street made for pleasant temperatures. I enjoyed chatting with the new Peace Corps director who arrived this past week. The match was particularly fun because there was a good mix of American officers and Guyanese local staff – lots of cheering from the sidelines and plenty of smack-talk!
Cousin James was nice enough to have a long chat with me about investments this week; I really appreciated his insights and expertise as I dip my toes back into finances. I also had a fun chat early this morning with Lea (DC) and Rachel (Buenos Aires). It’s always fun to catch up and laugh with them.
In addition to my usual yoga, I’m getting back in the habit of using my spin bike, too, now that we have our household goods. I love my morning walks outside, but rainy season has put a “damper” on that for the last month or so and I need something to get my heart rate up!
Speaking of getting my heart rate up, sadly I had a fender-bender yesterday! I had run downtown to a little grocery store and backed into a parked car as I was leaving. It didn’t cause a lot of damage, but I had to call the embassy to come (standard procedure) so a police report can be filed, etc. I don’t think I’ve had any accidents since 1983 when someone hit me! I was mortified and embarrassed. To top it off, the vehicle belonged to the store I had just visited – oops! At least they were very nice about it…
We finished watching “Blue Lights” (so good!) and have started season two of “A Man on the Inside.” We’re also rewatching season one of “The Night Manager.” I’m reading Morgan Housel’s “The Art of Spending Money.”
Happy birthday, Ginger!