Haircuts + Class Pet

Saturday was HAIRCUT day! Trying to explain or ask for something like a haircut with a mask on seems near impossible but somehow we managed. Separating where we live, Rincon de Guayabitos, from La Penita, the next town, is a much used pedestrian bridge. Below it is an estuary and maybe a crocodile or two. In fact, hanging from ropes are dead chickens for the crocs to eat. Uuuhhh, OK, better the chicken than me I say. So, we crossed the bridge to head to the Avenida to find Angye's Hair Place and get Josue's mop cut! And cut sissy and I's bangs.

Thank god I have a phone and map - I really don't know what I did when I lived in Mexico 15 years ago? I suppose just got lost? We found the shop and up first was Josue (Joshua). So with lots of "no se" as a) I didn't really know how to say, shave the back, cut the sides, part here, blah blah blah and b) Joshua was not saying anything about what he wanted. Truthfully I've cut his hair the last year and well, let's just say absolutely no-one will ever ask me to cut their hair. No-one. It's not my strong suit, in fact have you seen when kids cut each other's hairs and there are bald spots in the back of their heads...well, mine looked worse.Anyhow, "Angye" did much, much better!

Then I asked her to cut Etta and my bangs and she showed us the door. Etta was whispering, "where are we going" And I was like, "I got no idea". So she took us next door to another lady who really did not talk to us? Maybe they take turns? Maybe Angye does not cut women's hair? Dunno. But we then had to wait our turn. This was not one of the kids' highlights. Waiting 20 minutes for a 5 minute cut. But we celebrated with lunch out and HORCHATA. At last. HORCHATA. That, they liked.

And, I got an Americano. Monday brought us back to School, both in the States and in Mexico. At 2:35 we promptly show up for Spanish class and wow, no-one is there. Not too surprising since Julissa walks to pick up at least one of the little girls but after about 10 minutes I was second-guessing the whole is this the right day for Spanish class when I heard lots of shrill voices. Ah yes, small girls. And I hear we have an iguana emergency. And up the stairs runs our classmates and behind them a girl holding an iguana by it's tail. Apparently this was a rescue and recover. The poor iguana was hurt and in the middle of the street (it's a busy street) so now, the kids class has a new pet. A pet iguana. Let's see if he makes it till Thursday?

The best part was when Julissa was like, "I dunno what they eat" so she grabbed some leaves off a tree and threw them in. Right. The things you find in Mexico.