road rage: a guest blog

Disclaimer: this blog entry was not blogged by one of the lovebirds, instead this is a guest blog blogged by a fellow Centro Medico Humberto Parra Volunteer and NU alum (go cats) and Pwilder (go wild), so I apologize for any confusion.

I've not blogged a blog entry before, but I was told by my brother that I should use the word blog frequently. He has a blog here: www.centromedicohumbertoparra.blogspot.com. He also told me I should plug his blog.

So, on to the subject of the blog, the road rage of recent birthday girl carlita (she was carlotta when she first got here, but that kind of means big fat charlotte, so we changed it to carlita shortly after she arrived. Carlita means cute, thin charlotte.) Also, I'm not sure if road rage is appropriate as it was more road fear, but either way...

Since arriving in santa cruz, carlita has learned quite a bit including spanish, cervical cancer screening, and what derek looks like with a beard. But most importantly she's learning to drive stick shift in a country where the rules of the road are much like the laws of the land, kill or be killed, or if you're bigger you can do whatever you want. Luckily we have an SUV which is almost the largest vehicle available in santa cruz, making us quite dominant when driving. However, the Micro (a small bus) is slightly larger and they are exempt from all laws because they provide public transportation, so we are not kings of the food chain. also, since we obey laws in the united states, we are much more likely to be taken advantage of.

Well, about a week ago I realized that cute, thin charlotte had yet to drive in the heart of the city, so as I like to do, I challenged her to drive through the city. Here is a verbatim transcript of carlita's monologue:
"oh god"
"okay"
"oh god"
"move lady"
"no, lady move"
"oh god"
"okay, okay"
"oh god"
"move bus"
"oh no, no, no, no, NO, NO, NO"
"oh god"
"okay"

repeat x 15 mintues.
we made it alive and well, but carlita did not drive home.
So that's an outsider's perspective on one of the lovebird adventures. but not to leave out our Environmental Professional, he and i came up with this song while riding in the back of a cab listening to Char say "Barrio Ah-ero-nautico, conoce?"
(sung to the tune of la cucaracha)
Mujer Boracha
Mujer Boracha
Se caye cuando camina

Toma cerveza
Toma cerveza
Y comienza murmura

Mujer Boracha
Mujer Boracha
Más bebida se necessita

Toma tequila
Toma tequila
y después se vomita.

Mujer Boracha
Mujer Boracha
Se despierta con reseca

Y Mañana
Y Mañana
Otra vez se pasa

Disclaimer part 2: charlotte neither drank tequila nor vomited.

Love,
Ethan