Day 22- FEBRUARY 1st!!

Day 22- Wednesday, FEBRUARY 1ST!!!! 

Today I got up early to get ready for our adventure day. I was super pumped to go. I met the Neals on the bus and we headed to Rio Sereno. When we got their they had to go to the bank. So we decided we would meet back up for breakfast and I went to the internet to make contact with my buddies. I sent them messages but I figured they wouldn't be up yet. So then I walked back down to the restaurant. After a splendid and very filling breakfast we went back to the internet we had an hour before our bus was to leave at 11:15. The Neals were trying to figure out how to pay their CFE bill online. I got to talk to my Mamma Llama, Carin for a wee bit. And I got to talk a little to the guys. They had to work today but they were going to take a long lunch break to come hang with us for a couple hours. They told me to message them when we got in to Volcan. It was close to 11 so I signed out of the internet, told the Neals if we didn't go then, we would miss the bus, paid my internet and packed everything up, then I waited…an waited… Long story short we missed the bus about 10 minutes. But there was another one leaving at 12. So we hung out there for a bit. A couple that I met were there, so I introduced them to the Neals. Then another family came by and the were also on the route serving in Rio Sereno. So we all talked and then they had to go. While we waited for the bus, Keith got his shoes shined. That shoe shiner was GOOD! It was a dollar. Then we got on the bus. All this while since arriving in Rio Sereno we were doing informal. So we kept going, we placed literature on the bus. The guy that sat down next to me, I gave a Watchtower. He started reading and read about half of it before falling asleep, but he held onto it tight so that no one would take it. haha! Then we got to Volcan at 1:30, the last bus would be at 5. We got off the bus and walked up a block where they saw a Phone Shop. it was the company +Movil ) They went in and wanted to buy a phone, Keith said he wanted to do everything. So since their was an internet cafe right next door, I went up there and messaged the guys. We were in Volcan, I just had no idea where. Donna came up and told me Keith needed some help. So I logged out, paid and went to help the Neals. He bought this new fancy phone, that can hold 3 different chips in it, a new +Movil chip, a case, minutes, and a plan to call to the States. I translated everything between him and the clerk there. I did a pretty good job actually! But it took a while…a long while…about 2 hours! Then I told them I was going to run up and see what the guys said. "Oh! We'll go with you!" OK! We all went up, in Rio Sereno they hadn't figured out how to do the internet stuff, so they got back on. But they wanted to use their computer because thats where all their info was, so it took the internet guy about half an hour trying to figure out how they could use their own computers, apparently he didn't realize if he took the internet cable off of one computer he could plug it in to theirs. DUMB! But we finally got it all set up! During this whole time, I was talking with my Mamma Llama, My Carin, Amber, Shannon and Mali (who were out in service together), and the guys. Well, the guys internet since it is Wi-Fi kept going in and out all morning, they also needed an internet update which made it not possible to do anything else online. So they hadn't got any work done and wouldn't be able to go with us. BUT we did get to make all our finally detailed plans for this Sunday! I'm so PSYCHED about Sunday!!!!! I talked more to my friends in Mexico and the States and now in Volcan. Then Keith said 'Ok time to go!' So I said bye to everyone and signed out, paid my internet. All the while I was STARVING so I saw a little store from the window, it was next to the bus stop, I told them I would meet them there. And I went to find something to eat. I found a peach tea, which here is not Peach, its not Durazno, its something that starts with a 'G' and ends with 'TON' its weird! And a bag of Galletas, which here means Cookies AND Chips! We got on the last bus, unlike the first one this was not a nice spacious one. This was like a Monte Lirio bus and there were about twice as many people as their should have been. :( I couldn't even move my arms in front of me to unzip my bag to take out a magazine. Ha! But that also meant I couldn't eat my Galletas. :'( The bus driver of course didn't know how to drive stick very well, and thats saying something I have never driven stick and I know he doesn't know how to drive well! So every hill he tried to get up, he only wanted to use the same amount of power as if the bus was completely empty. Plus he didn't like using the clutch when shifting gears. So every time he would try to get it into 2nd we all heard this. EEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRR!!! If that bus could talk it would have very mean things to say to this guy. I almost wanted to get up and be like, "So…Can I try?" haha We got to Rio Sereno and we went shopping for some stuff. Earlier me and donna had found Mosquito nets! YES!!! We had hide them, so no one would find them, no one did. So I bought a blue mosquito net, Q-tips, a little chain for a new necklace and a shirt for Sunday. This new shirt will be my first new store bought thing in…about…wait does Ross count? Cause if it does, it will be my first new store bought thing in over a year. :) I was happy with it. More importantly, its a long shirt that comes to like lower mid thigh BUT its also….BLU AND WHITE… NY GIANTS colors man! And it matches my new bandana! Then we took a taxi back to Monte Lirio. I told the drive…"Vamos a Monte Lirio, va a hacer $8.50" he was like oh ok. Haha! No one is gonna rip me off. They Neals wanted to drop me off first, and then go back to their house. So we got close to my stop and I said how much will it be to take them around the hill to their house. Well…we had heard us speaking English so he said. $7.50. I said No. It is literally at the most a 10 minute drive. And from Rio Sereno to Monte Lirio is 30 minutes. He said it was because it was far away. In my head, I was like "Psh! Your mom is far away!" So I told him no that wouldn't be necessary I had him drop us all off at the Mirandas house. They came inside, I told the family what the taxi driver said, and Brother Pedro was like "No! That's not good. Don't worry! I will take you home! Next time too, if that happens!" So they went home, we ate dinner while watching this show about little kids singing only typica. That was also weird. So I asked as polite as possible, "Do people actually watch this?" The girls bust up laughing and I didn't now why it was so funny. Brother Pedro after hearing the show on, comes running into the room, and goes. "THis is my favorite show!!" then I had to try really hard to not bust up laughing. After dinner I went into my room, I had to unpack and put away, and set up my new things. Sister Trudy gave me a corn/milk/sugar drink…Its different but I brought it with me to my room, drank some and put it on my shelf. I was perplexed as to how I would look on Sunday, what I would wear with my new stuff. So I tried some stuff on, tried a few different hair styles. And settled for… Blue shirt, black little jacket-y, leggings, flats, hair down, bandana folded sideways holding my hair outta my face. :) It will work… :) Pictures to come of the Super Bowl party. Then I thought, ok I have wasted enough time trying to see what I will wear (about ½ the normal time of a lady, I am guessing) Then I changed into my PJ's and started putting my stuff away. But wait! I was thirsty! So… I grabbed my drink, filled my mouth with the drink and right before I swallowed I looked down, cause all of a sudden it tasted like poison and I thought. 'Hmm, there are a lot of different ways for this family to kill me, other then poison.' ANTS! About 50 of them, in my drink! And now….IN MY MOUTH! At the same time of saying DAHHH!! I spit it out on the floor. I put the drink bak down and looked around. ANTS EVERYWHERE! I ran into the house and brushed my teeth like 3 times, washed my face, and grab my handy-dandy chemicals. Game on Ants! I came back in my room, and got them all!! Every…last…one! I cleaned off everything and sprayed a bu… A LOT of spray everywhere. I cleaned my room throughly. After the massacre I went about setting up my bed net. I got it perfectly where I want it. Then I noticed it was somewhat late, so i finished putting everything away. And did a very brave thing… I put shorts on, sprayed a bit of Skin-So-Soft and decided to sleep without the covers. I want to know if this net works!!! So if I wake up all puffy and dead tomorrow I will know it didn't! :) Oh the adventures of Panama!! :) That's it for now, I guess! Good night Day 22!