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Potatoes - Q3/lb
Onions - Q4/lb
Carrots - Q1 for each carrot
Avocados - Q5 for 2
Bananas - Q5 for 6
Strawberries - Q5/lb
Pineapple - Q10 for a large one
Peppers - Q1.50 each
Tomatoes - Q3/lb
Zucchini - Q1 each
Sweet bread - Q1 for 3 pieces
Tortillas - Q1 for 4
There is a tienda (these are small stores right on the street that are usually the front room of a house) right at the end of our street where we can go to get rice, beans, flour, sugar, ketchup, mustard, snacks (they even have real chocolate candy bars), drinks, fly traps (very much needed), and many other things. There are also at least 5 other tiendas on this one block so if one doesn't have something we need, we go to the next one to check. We can get fresh tortillas three times a day if we want (again, right at the end of our street). There are also small fruit and veggie tiendas everywhere. There are some things that we can't buy in these small tiendas so we have to walk two whole blocks 
to the Bodegona (our grocery store). This is a new addition to our town in the past year. It used to be that we had to go a couple towns over for a real grocery store so this is a huge blessing. I could leave the house at 12:00, spend Q10 ($1.30), and be back at 12:05 with an avocado, a couple tomatoes, an onion, and 8 tortillas. A few minutes later, I am eating fresh tortillas with guacamole... Mmmmmm!
Here are some of the delicious meals we have made:
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| Baked oatmeal with fruit |
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| Flautas |
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| Grilled cheese and salad |
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| Pollo/Piña stir fry |
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| Black Beans and Rice |
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| Chicken Tacos |
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| Eggs, Strawberries, Toast and Coffee |
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| Nachos |
About three weeks ago, we were talking to some of our neighbor kids and invited them into our house. They played in the courtyard for a little bit, climbed our orange tree, and then asked for some oranges. We shared some with them and now, they ask for more every few days. We don't give it to them every time, but we decided to invite a bunch of kids over one afternoon. So this past Thursday afternoon, 7 kids showed up at our door. We taught them how to play Uno and we gave them juice and oranges. Some of the older ones are helping us with our Spanish and they are having fun practicing the English words they know. We have decided that we want to make it a weekly gathering. 
Andi and I also learned how to drive a motorcycle! We are still practicing, but it's going well.Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan. Anyone who knows the Cubs knows that they haven't won a World Series since 1908. And anyone who follows baseball knows that the Cubs not only made it to the playoffs, but they won their Division Series and they are in the National League Championship Series this week. This is extremely exciting news!! So that means we are spending a lot of time over at my parents' house watching the games. Go Cubs Go!!!
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| We love our town! |
