A few things I love about Chihuahua thus far - by kim

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1 - The fresh fruit here is amazingly delicious....pineapples, papayas, mangoes, tuna (fruit from a cactus), avocados, apples.  I make smoothies with some of my kombucha almost every morning.

2 - The Mennonite cheese, cream, and yogurt are something else.

3 - The corn and flour tortillas are great.  The tacos, burritos, and gorditas from the truck stands and little restaurants are so so good.

4 - I love that we can dry our clothes with the natural energy source of the sun.  It takes about 10 minutes for a shirt to dry out from the washer; 15-20 minutes for a pair of jean shorts.  It's sunny and dry and I love it.

5 - As hard as it's been, I love learning a new language and cannot wait to be able to communicate with the girls that will be living with us, the store clerk, our neighbors, the attendant at the full service gas station (they're all full service here), the lady who makes our gorditas, etc.

6 - I love the abarrotes (lil' markets) in our neighborhood.  On an evening walk, you will come across one every 4-5 blocks.  They are usually identified by a first or a last name.  For example, Abarrotes Garcia or Abarrotes Danny and are attached to the owner's home.  They carry groceries, cleaning products, toiletries, fresh tortillas, 5 gal. containers of water, some produce (tomatoes, fresh and dried chiles, garlic, onions, avocados, tomatillos, cilantro...), some have fresh bread, meat and eggs.  They're the lil' mom and pop store often with their kids working behind the counter.

7 - The city of Chihuahua was founded at the convergence of the Chuviscar and the Sacramento Rivers.  According to Wikipedia, it's been said that the name, Chihuahua, derives from the Tarahumara language meaning "between two waters".  Three dams were constructed in the rivers to create reservoirs.  One of these reservoirs, named La Presa Rejon on the Chuviscar River, has been made into a recreational park.  Here, you can fish, boat, bike, run, walk, picnic, etc.  There's a 4 mile trail around the reservoir that I enjoy running.  My friends, Emily and Belem, took me there last Friday and I fell in love.

to be continued...