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Sick, Mexican, Homesick



Last Wednesday, I had rather an eventful day for a change.

I’ve been sick, and when you are sick in a new place,
it feels worse than what it really is.
Everything you do feels like lifting free-weights.
On top of it, I had a job interview that day,
and I could not sleep the night before...
I had a light sleep embellished with bizarre dreams.
I just kept going in and out of consciousness.
If you've experienced this, you know how painful it is.




I woke up earlier than I planned. Nothing wrong with that.
I should be wide-awake so that I'm sharp by the interview time.
I saw a friend online and chatted with her until one hour
before the judgment time. I thought,
"it'll take me 30 minutes to get there, my clothes are ironed,
I still have plenty of time!"
I went into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror.
"Gosh, I look horrible..." The lack of sleep really showed on my face.
My eyes were blood-shot and I looked pale.

Then, I noticed something on my face.
But this recognition took a while to set in.

"SHIT, I'M NOT SHAVED!!!"

I wasn't planning to take a shower this morning as I took
one the night before. In a semi-panicking state,
I paced around the apartment trying to decide
whether or not I should shave.
Should I look clean but seem rushed and flustered?
Or, should I look scruffy but seem calm and confident??
It was a tough call, but I decided to shave.

After all the fuss, I arrived 10 minutes before the appointment.

The interview was an intense but successful one.
I was in there for over an hour!
I had forgotten that I was sick for the duration.

Not willing to pay 3 dollars for the tram, I walked home.
On the way, I saw something so Europe.


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A random open-air marché!
Too bad I didn't have my shopping bag with me at the time.
If I did, I would've bought a whole bunch of fresh produce!



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I felt overwhelmingly compelled
to buy one of these fresh domestic
truffles, but the price of $ 75
per 100 grams certainly held me back.


After going up and down the street
by the truffle shop for good three,
four times, I continued on.

Maybe one day, maybe one day.....





On the way home, I told myself,
"Hey, Yas, you are getting
used to things here alright.
You met some people,
you found an apartment, you might have a job soon,
and you may shop at one of these marchés sometime soon!!"

A few hours later, I met up with Steven to go to
our apartment-to-be for a move-in inspection.
All went well, and we got our keys!!
7 pairs of keys to our apartment door and the bolt lock,
2 keys for the celler, 4 keys for the attic,
2 mail box keys, 1 laundry room keys,
and 2 front door keys.....

Seriously, why SEVEN pairs!?!?
I felt like a prison keeper walking home with
all these keys jingling around in my bag.

That night was our eating-out night, so we decided to go to
a Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood.
I was sick, so I need a comfort food to lift my spirit.
The restaurant was somewhat crowded. A good sign!!
I was hoping this wasn't one of those tourist traps.

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We shared some nachos
as a starter.

I could've made this at home.

The salsa tasted like a store-
bought one in a jar, and the
cheese on top was the cheese
I had bought at the market
the night before. No logical
reasons to charge $13 for this.



I looked around the restaurant
and noticed the high concentration
of Americans in this place…
Oh, oh…


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Steven ordered "quesada",
not to be confused with quesadilla,

The plating was different, but
my dish and Steven's dish looked
so much alike.

About $ 24 each for our main dishes.




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I ordered enchiladas rojas with chicken.

They were nothing like enchiladas I've
eaten in San Diego. I know I'm not
fair to compare this to the Mexican
cuisine in San Diego, but I can't help it.

It was not authentic, but at least edible.






I was still sick, and now I was homesick, too.

I miss the hearty authentic Mexican food in San Diego.
It's so cheap, too!!!

There I was, thinking I was fitting into the culture
in the light of day, but suddenly, on this rainy night
the ardent longing for home and friends flooded me.

I miss my friends.
Even more than the awesome Mexican food...
And if you know me, that's something.


The flow of time is so fast, like the Rhone.
“Stand still with me for a little longer,” I wish.
But it doesn't concern me alone.
It flows, merges with the Arve, to wash-
Away and away the rainfalls and goes onward
Into a New Land.




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by yas-unprescribed | 2009-09-17 07:30 | 食/Food

気まま我儘に生きるYasの人生を、正直率直に、そして飾らなく語るブログです。 This is a blog where Yas talks about his life in a foreign land seen through his bizarre and frivolous, yet sincere eyes
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