El Salvador class was tonight. I definitely think there should be a seperate class for first timers. I feel so intimidated with so many veterans of past trips in the same room. Are these people here to point and laugh at my stupid questions? My ignorance is showing. Watches? Can I wear my Snoopy watch to El Salvador or will it be stolen faster than a Mr. T starter set? Time to get a cheap digital watch at Wallyworld if I am going to know what time it is while in ES.
I did a search for Usulutan – the city where we are going to. Supposedly there is a volcano there. So that will be interesting. But somehow I suspect things will be too busy dishing out medication for any siteseeing trips. And I’m aware of that. It is a work trip. Rarely do you get to interact with real people in 3rd world countries. I count myself blessed to have met some real people in China. So I guess I’ll be meeting some real people in ES.
And it will be difficult to refrain from mentioning China during the trip. I will have to bite my tongue when I arrive…wanting to say “Well in China things were like this…” That’s old news. No one wants to hear about China. It’s all foreign compared to ES. I’ve been to China? So what? Lots of people have. Phil’s been to the Holy Land, but you don’t hear him mentioning it during every other sentence.
Then again, China is the only thing I have to compare to this third world country of El Salvador. So by human nature I’m going to do it. I’ll just have to do it silently as though trying not to annoy my tripmates.
I visited Papa John’s new Hermitage location tonight. In the same building as a Blockbuster video. What a novel concept. While a pizza gets cooked, customers can go right next door and pick up a video. The 2 businesses compliment each other. Still, the old Blockbuster building looks much larger than the new building. I guess DVD’s come in slim packaging hence the slim building. Maybe people aren’t renting as much with Tivo around.
Anyways the PJ’s moved away from the shopping center which SuperWalmart will tear down to build a bigger and better SuperbionicWalmartSuperCenter/ McDonald’s/ PizzaHut/ Oil Change place/ and gynecologist all in the same building. Okay, I’m kidding. It won’t be bionic and Pizza Hut and the gynecologist will not be available in said Supercenter. But everything else will be there.