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| What used to be a barber shop, unfortunately not the one I went to. |
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| Sometimes people like to take extra precautions for safety. |
Did the usual again today: coffee,
cerevita, and the news. Maureen had done some laundry before she
left and let the clothes dry in her room (no surprise that it was
raining when she picked up the clothes) so today I decided to iron my
clothes. No matter how I stand or sit to iron my clothes, my back
ends up hurting pretty bad. I suppose I need a taller ironing board
(go figure, out of all the things that I do, ironing causes most of
the pain.). Laid down for a rest and contemplated what the rest of
my day was going to look like. I will make some headway on my
observations and listen to the audio a few times (the interview was
outside and although the recorder was right in front of us, it picked
up most of the traffic noise from the background so it is hard to
decipher what the warden was saying [his voice was already pretty
soft]). There were two separate recordings and the second one was as
we were being shown around and the phone was in my pocket. I watched
some more things on the computer and walked around for a bit and
decided to walk to gates just for fun and to say hello to Takafo and
grab a bottle of water and a small snack and then head back. I
snagged some roasted corn on the way back (it's a nice little source
of energy for the walk) and headed back. People are slowly coming
out of their shells and saying hello to me, amongst other things. A
few locals stopped and tried to talk to me, mostly about my tattoos
(they point to me and then their arms) and I have to just smile and
say I don't understand (sometimes I try to break it down as best as I
can) and continue walking away with a courteous wave. I walk by some
interesting buildings and structures and since I have spoken of
getting a trim, I decided to take a picture of a small joint that
apparently used to be a barber shop (not the one I went to). I made
my way home finally and sat in the common room for awhile to try and
cool down. I watched tv and had my snack (small can of pringles) and
finally cooled off enough to go back to my room (there was nothing on
tv either). I fooled around online for a bit and was listening to
music and just about to fall asleep and Maureen called to tell me
that she was at the front gate and didn't have her keys so I had to
roll out of bed and let her in. It was a welcoming site to see her
again. I've enjoyed being solo but it was nice to know she was safe.
I gave her the phone and went to bed.
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