Living day to day

One thing that's very interesting in Copan is that advance planning doesn't really exist, at least not socially! That wouldn't quite work at school! I don't know why it is, but life happens in the moment. I kind of like it. This fits my personality type, I think.

I was thinking about this as I was walking home from school today. I was walking with a friend and we were talking about what we were doing tonight. I came up with my typical response, "I don't know, I haven't really thought about it". I decided maybe I should figure out what I am going to do for dinner. Dinner and cooking are quite the event. Partly because all I have is one pan, one pot, one dish, one plate...catching on to the pattern??? Oh, I do have a two burner stove. Actually, living here is kind of like camping. My fridge is so small I can't fit much in it, and the door doesn't close tight so I can't really have long term plans for any food that I purchase anyway!

Then there is the adventure known as the market. The town market takes place down by the central park. It is always a little crazy. First of all, it smells BAD! The smell comes from the meat venders. Yes, there is meat just sitting out on a counter, no refrigeration, no rack, just on the wooden counter being sliced for the taking. It's gross, I haven't been able to bring myself to buy meat yet. I'll let the restaurants deal with that, I don't want to know all the details! Also the market is very crowded. It's not that there is a lot of people, but venders are crammed in and there is hardly any room to walk. I also don't get the flow of traffic, or the lack of flow. People just stop in the middle of an walkway...saying excuse me doesn't work, so the only other alternative is barreling through, and I always manage to have my backpack on.

Weekends are pretty relaxed. I usually devote one day to cleaning and one to planning for school. I also have to take my laundry to the lavanderia and go to the market. Saturday is the big day at the market. Then I have to squish in there my time on the internet. It's interesting, even though there is not a lot of planning there are a lot of routines established.