About Grocery Stores
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I think that the initial sensitivity to the States is now gone, but it was really fun this time. My first day here I almost started talking with people in the grocery store about how amazing it is, the store. Its called The Nugget, and its just a really cool place to go and hang out. They’ve got coffee of all flavors, and a buffet, and they’ve got organic deodorant and boatloads of Tea Tree oil which is oh-so important in Costa Rica, but oh-so difficult to find, and I know this is hard to believe, but this “grocery store” has… get this: an olive bar. I kid you not. Olives of all types. Some were bristling with various things like almonds and such. Its good for one to read this stuff prior to going back to the States because this way one can be prepared and not stand there in doe-eyed amazement.
It is amazing how when armed with that attitude of “this is amazingly cool” that one attracts cool stuff. I wish that I could live with the attitude of having just arrived in the States and appreciate its magic.
I was just inside the front door of the grocery when in walked this lovely woman. As is a man’s custom, I took note, and well… I just had to comment. The gal had on a beautiful black dress with white polkadots, nicely accented with a matching black, slightly floppy, sun hat. She was radiant. I stared at her, and she stared at me, I couldn’t stop… so I said: “Ma’am, you look lovely today.” to which she replied: “I turn 84 next week”. I spent a good 20 minutes learning her story.
