well folks, i had some fun stuff to tell you, but then yesterday....
i got mugged.
so, i´m gonna tell you about that instead. It was walking, as i sometimes do, down a main, busy, street in the middle of the bright and sunny day....when.....two boys, 13ish, ran up from behind. one with a knife to my stomach, the other grabbed my purse, whipped me around and down to the ground, slipped the purse off over my head and both took off. it only took a couple seconds and my beautiful camera was gone, my glasses, my wallet with my money and cc cards. well, bummer.
so it goes sometimes, luckily i´m totally fine, just a little sad about the camera. but, it can be replaced, this time with a less expensive one just in case.
as soon as i got back to the house and told my family about it everyone had a story. last week my cousin, last month my aunt, my brother 2 days ago, on the bus, in the street, in the library even....everyones has a story. it happens all the time. Melida, the woman i´m staying with, said her nephew got robbed in the exact same place and then today when i told one of my teachers she said the same happened to her in the same place. i guess its a bad little section of street.
i thought everything would be okay on the main streets. there were 10 or so people less than 10 yards away, no one said anything. they just watched. then they stared as i had to walk back by them afterwards.
i guess people do what they have to when they are deperate.
this is such an impoverished place. it really is hard to comprehend the way people live here because the poverty and lack of education is so extreme.
well, no anger here, i´m still on my adventure and all is well.
to Esteli on wednesday!! yay! i´ve heard its very nice.
love,
Lo.
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I must admit I did not sleep after hearing about this episode. Since you are ok and unhurt, I think you have the right attitude - unfortunate it happened, but not allowing a single incident to spoil the otherwise interesting experience.
I couldn't believe that this had happen. I was totally caught off guard when you called the store. I thought you had said you were Maren.
I'm so sorry this had to happen. I've been worried ever since. I'm greatful that you weren't hurt and I'm glad you have moved on from it.
I hate credit union (credit card company)... they didn't care that you had been mugged. Wells Fargo actually asked if you were okay.
Have a great time otherwise! Miss you terribly. :0)
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