Things we have seen and noticed here in Jalapa:
Qtips are about 1/3 the size & strength as ours
Colored pencils sold here are the ones impossible to sharpen
man carrying ladder...another a bicycle... while riding motorcycle
horse being shoed on the street
the sound of horses clip clopping down the street as we sat typing at an internet cafe
woman selling homemade food items in front of a nice restaurant
watch dogs behind barb wire fences on top of businesses
the sound of slapping as we pass so many woman making tortillas...about every ten feet
most children snacking while walking down the street
snack bags are tiny with usually only about 8 or 9 chips in them
security guards holding shotguns at every bank, gov´t building and other important buildings
no news on TV...lots of soccer!
children & woman riding on the handle bars of bicycles
women sorting dirty potatoes & other veges wearing fancy, clean aprons
students going home from school for lunch by tuktuk or being picked up by mom only to return 1 1/2 hour later
young girls in skin tight skirts or pants wearing 3 -4" heels buzzing about on motor scooters
though we see many wearing traditional clothing, they are not for sale anywhere...only the material
most kid´s toys..like so many other countries...are cheap plastic & dolls are all white with blonde hair
the rear end of buses cemented into the sidewalk are used for street corner barriers
daily they assemble & disassemble city blocks of small shops that are just angle iron & tarps packing up the huge pile of merchandise in grain bags or crates....but we have no idea where the stuff goes at night...only to appear again the next day
and so much more that reminds us that we are not in the USA!
