Starting to settle in

With the help of my new neighbors, I have started to settle in to life here in Manzanillo. Last night, one of my friends and I went to check out a yoga class. It was a "Hatha" yoga class and included primarily local women, one boy, a few men and Debbie and I. Oh, and there were a few dogs that supervised. We did the yoga class under the palapa outside in the open air. It was 7pm at night so it had cooled off somewhat. Given our limited Spanish, we certainly learned many new words last night. The class had some similar poses from the Hatha Yoga I used to practice back in Canada but many of them were new to me. We decided to give it a try for a month and see how it goes. It is 3 classes per week and costs $25.00 Cdn equivalent per month.

Today, I sat in on a Spanish class with a few of my friends at the local Posada Cafe. This is an amazing new cafe fairly close to our neighborhood where the two women owners (Pillar and Danny) serve up some fabulous food, nice cool drinks and the best service I have ever experienced. You only have to meet these young ladies once and they will never forget your name and will always greet you with a friendly smile and hugs. Their torta especial is absolutely amazing (basically a grilled bun-wich with chicken, cheese, tomatoes, jalapenos, herbs, lettuce, etc on a fabulous bun). Their frappe's are pretty fab too (kind of alike a frappuccino). And the bonus is the cheap prices!

After class, Debbie and I did some shopping and then took our dogs to the beach for a run. We also took along a new street dog that had somewhat adopted Debbie. The dog must have heard that she is a huge dog lover and has the biggest heart in the world (and feeds every dog in need - bless her heart). We think this little cutie is still a pup....she is very rambunctious. Well, after our beach play, the dog has taken up residence outside my apartment. So I fed her some supper, and she is now fast asleep on the mat outside the door to my apartment. Oh dear......it looks like I have been adopted by a street dog! I know what you are saying - I am the biggest softie.