I returned from DC to hear the bad news that Nestor, my best friend here in nogales and the man who watches over teh comedor at night had not been seen in three days. I was worried that he had left but it never occured to me that I should check the prison. It turns out Nestor was picked up by the police for not carrying an I. Hardly an offense that sounds worthy of jail, but he had to spend 36 long hours in jail. No food and no sleep. To make matters worse, word got out that he was not in teh comedor at night and the robbers returned. They stole ten turkeys we were saving for tahnksgiving, a fridge full of eggs, a stereo and they even tried to get out with the microwave. Nestor returned just as they were leaving with teh microwave. He chased them down but was attacked by the men who stole it. They tried to stab him but thanks to three friends, Nesotr was able to wrestle the knife and microwave away. Needless to say I was very happy to see him the following morning. (He was pretty upset with me that I did not go to the jail to get him. I certainly dont blame him...)
Nestor and his new t-shirt. It is a shame that a corrupt action like throwing somebody in jail for three days for not carrying ID could end so terribly...
Today we organized a bazar or yard sale to try and tell off a bunch of clothes that we have in our bodega. We have so many clothes for ninos and women that they were literally flooding our bodega. So a local church that is very supportive of our efforts helped organize the bazar...
We did not sell quite as much as we wanted to so we had to take it to another church in a poorer section of town. They will give the clothes away to people who truly need it. For this I am glad they are going somewhere...
En route to the other church...
Andrew - we (gramma, grampa and dad and I) enjoy your pictures! Hope you are keeping the PJs!!! Love the sweatshirt. It is so you!!! What a terrible horrific unjust action with Nestor and the theft that resulted from it. Andrew -- use those pesos to replace the turkeys. I am serious. All of your guests deserve a Thanksgiving dinner. We love you so very much and we can't wait to be with you.
ReplyDeletehey andy!! sorry I haven't been keeping up with your travels as much lately. it still seems like you are having an awesome, and interesting experience traveling! I hope you have a safe last month in Mexico, and I hope I will get to see you once you're back home! I'm currently back in Needham for break (i'm commenting from the needham library because I have a 15 page paper to write over my break!). Enjoy the rest of your time outside the Unite d States and my mom says hi!
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