Monday...the day most dreaded. The weekend´s over, the usual week begins. In that spirit, I paid bills this morning. Oooh, exciting, right? But even paying bills here can be an adventure! I have been behind the times for years, writing a check every month & dropping the bills in the mailbox on the corner. I hopped on the text message train before it started moving out of the station, but online bill payment...well...sometimes it takes a trip to a developing country to bring us up to speed. Welcome to the tail end of the 20th century, indeed!
I´ve been eating better here in Ecuador than in the US. And it´s cheaper too! Nice. Today I skipped breakfast (paying bills) but devoured a chef slad with tuna, fresh veggies and a touch of hummus for lunch. It´s so nice not to have to endure the odors of the hot dog, falafel, mixed meat vendors in the city. That container of hot water in which they cook the hot dogs. Oh, man, I don´t miss that! Then again, I´m biased. I have never been a hot dog fan. The occasional cheese dog maybe(I know, I know! Bleck!), but hot dogs--spare me. Oh yeah! And the COFFEE here! I say, being in a country next to Colombia does have some advantages. Although I did hear last night that I should safeguard myself from Colombians in particular. They have some sort of reputation of kidnapping gringas, taking them back to Colombia and harvesting their organs. It can run a profit of over $200K. They don´t kidnap Ecuadorians, from what I heard, or other South Americans, just gringas. Vaccinations apparently make our organs much more valuable. I have to admit, I never considered the monetary value of my liver. Until now. Then again, this whole theory is coming second-hand from the mouth of an Ecuadorian, and there may be some political, cultural tension between the two...
4 comments:
if you sell any organs, just make sure you get paid in US dollars. (don't ask...)
Yes it's fun to pay your bills on-line, but be careful in accessing your bank accounts from some Internet Cafe in Columbia or even in US. Your credentials can be very easy intercepted by whoever have access to the same computers that you use. If I was you I would only use my personal laptop. It will cost you less, believe me. And you better not lose it or have it stolen afterwards.
5 dolla!!! 5 dolla!! make joo holla for dat liva!
Actually if you just swill alot of booze it will be too pickeled to use...Id go with that plan...*CHEERS!*
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