I realize that for many of you, this blog is your first and perhaps only reading material of the day, your lifeline to reality, your international news source, as well as your primary source of entertainment.
*pauses to listen to crickets*
In this, I realize that I have a great responsibility to keep you properly up-to-date; more specifically, to tie up some of the loose ends I’ve left dangling.
Loose end #1: my day with the tourists
I would have to report that, for all intents and purposes, my day as Tour Guide Megan was a success! I met my little travelers on a Saturday morning and whisked them away on the subway for a downtown tour that was quite good, if I do say so myself. We hit the changing of the guard at La Moneda (the “presidential palace” of Chile), followed by a historic old hill, some souvenir shopping, the central plaza (which included the national cathedral and some funky dancing group) and then lunch in Bellavista, which would be considered our Bohemian/artsy neighborhood.
They thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and before we parted ways insisted on me posing for a picture with the group and giving me some of the green stuff (a nice wad of American dollars). I can imagine them showing their vacation pics to their children and grandchildren: and this is Megan, who we met in Burger King and asked to take us on a tour…
Janet, Ray, Linda and [insert guy who's name I can't remember]: if you’re out there somewhere in cyberspace, thanks for the memories!
Loose end #2: cupcakes
For my b-day, I tried (for the first time) the famous Julia G’s recipe for red velvet cake. The cupcakes turned out delicious and were a big hit! In fact, they were such a hit that one of the guys from my party asked this week if I would mind whipping up a batch for him to take to a family gathering over the weekend. I did said whipping, and dropped them off yesterday at his nearby office. While smalltalking in the office, he offered a sample cake to two of his co-workers, and in a matter of seconds I had an order for a dozen more! So today I delivered the cakes and was asked for a list of my desserts and prices… hmmm… looks like I have a weekend project! After doing the math on what I spent for the ingredients and what the guys paid, I think I made about $6 (US), but hey! Not a bad start… and I like baking so much I would do it for free, although I’d probably somehow end up losing a lot of money in the end.
Not the point.
The point is, maybe I should start an English-teaching, dessert-making, tour-giving little mini business? Looks like things are picking up…
