| 8th July 2010: I Am A Little Bit In Love Today has been a better day than yesterday. My girlfriend wasn't ill, although her ears are starting to flare up again. And I got a decent sleep! I've nicknamed my apartment "The Fridge". It's currently at a toasty (for English people) 19 degrees. My girlfriend complains that it's too cold, and the cleaning lady always turns off the air con, but it's perfect for me. And I have to say that Honduran food is delicious. To date I have tried Plantain, Baledas, real Nachos, refried beans, real Tortillas (if you've only eaten them in Europe, you are missing out). And my girlfriend cooked for me today. She is such a great cook. I feel a touch ill after eating it, but I feel a little ill after eating anything here. But I am never actually sick. I think it's the richness of the food and how different it is to European food. Not spicy, just different. I mean, refried beans are mashed beans, fried in a pot, then recooked. They have a little kick to them, which apparently is natural. I did have one shocking moment though - I went to an ATM to get some money, since I've almost run out, and the ATM refused my card. However, we went to a bank and the machine accepted my card and I got more money. Living is cheap here, but I have been paying for me and my girlfriend for pretty much everything. And for those concerned she may be scamming me, I am getting plenty in return for the pittance extra I am paying out. Besides, where else in the world are you going to find cigarettes for a dollar for 20? I also met my girlfriends parents and brothers today. I had already met one brother a few days ago, and he seemed nice. But then I met her other brother today. We had a rocky start. My girlfriend told him that I was scared about meeting her father, and him, and he laughed and then starred at me and called me a p*ssy. Now, for confidence, I had drunk an entire can of Monster energy drink. Until that point it hadn't been working. That was the spark I needed. Cue me being machismo in person. I stode ahead of him, and then got a coffee and my revenge. I offered to buy him a coffee, and he said he already got one. He mocked me again when he said "Ohhhh...he doesn't take sugar?" I shrugged and said "Or milk, do you?" My girlfriend translated and he said he didn't. I flashed a smile and said "Shame, figured I might get a chance to return the P*ssy comment". The comment got to me. Caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and vitamins make me aggressive. So when we got to her house, he mocked my choice of cigarette, a light and said he thought I would smoke a man's cigarette like a Marlboro Red. My girlfriend said "They are smoking minty thingies". I grinned and said "Menthols? And you call me a P*ssy? Didn't you know menthols were developed for women who can't take the taste of a real cigarette?" Cue silence and sulkiness from the pair of them. She later told me that despite strutting and appearing confident, the brother who made the comment isn't really that confident. He fled after a comment I made to him. He is a Linux guy too, but his new netbook runs Windows 7. I commented that he runs Windows, and he said he sometimes uses it still. I said "When you need something to work?" He laughed and said that was pretty much the case, then left. Her dad was cool, and her mother wanted to know all about England. I indulged her because she is ill with dengue fever. Apparently I am a true gentleman for paying for their dinner last night and their drinks and snacks tonight. I am going to miss Honduras. Tomorrow is my last day proper in the country, and I am really going to miss it. Being here is like being in Europe 100 years ago. It's rough, untamed, things don't always work the way you expect, and everything looks dangerous. I love it. I can see why my girlfriend fought so hard to stay here. But there are problems too. I mean, dengue fever is epidemic here at the moment, and malaria is still a real threat. They are fighting it, but without wishing to insult my amazing hosts, they are fighting it with plastic knives. They fumigate. A lot. But they don't have the money or resources to do something drastic like Europe would, something like an aggressive genetic resequencing of the mosquitoes (the tech exists). It's scary how fast things are going to progress. In 5 and a half months my girlfriend will be in England for Christmas. A few months after that, she will be back there to live. Linuxtag is in May 2011, and she is planning to come to it. As I said in a little chat I had with God before I left, he put a volcano in my way last time, this time, he is going to have to stop me a little more permanently if he wants to derail my plans. It's the girl I love - and nothing is stopping me. Permalink |
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