Goodies Store

Friday after work we went with another missionary couple to a store they had found that has all kinds of nuts and dried fruits and lots of other things like popcorn. There were big bins of walnuts, almonds, dried strawberries, pineapple,papaya, kiwi, coconut, candied peanuts, peanuts, salted dried bananas, sweet dried bananas, and a couple of trail mix bins. We bought a whole bunch and will make our own mixes. Then we walked down the street to a "caracol". This is an inside shopping mall that has a winding uphill walk with little shops on one side. These shops are hardly big enough to hold a sales person, a tiny display counter, and two customers. On the other side you can look down into the center (which is a shoe shop) down at the bottom. They were looking for a digital clock. These are in short supply and they ended up buying a wind up clock with two large bells on either side. The clock/watch store was right next to the barber shop where a boy was getting a buzz, and a lady was getting her hair dyed. Her shop was next door, a place with a few buttons, lace, four knitting needles, and a bunch of other stuff. Next to her was a Tarot shop, and next to that was a foot doctor. I want to go back along that street. We passed a little kioska that had a few books out for sale. One of the books was a Book of Mormon. We walked back a little way to big Lider. It is about as big as Smiths and has a lot better selection of things than our little Lider has. Across the street from big Lider is a Chinese restaurant we might try. On our way back, we passed Burger King and KFC. I'm glad we are learning where these things are because we will be the "old and wise" missionary couple in a few months. A lot of couples are finishing up their missions and the Area assignments are in consolidation. Since we are here for two years, and the others are only here for 12 to 18 months, that leaves us to be the ones who know everything! Hah!