Tag Archives: Mexico

Physiatrists and Orthopedists

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There is no way I can communicate at any length, with openness, without mentioning my medical issues.

Today I am off to the physiatrists office for a spinal epidural. Last year I had lumbar spine facet joint injections twice. So at least I know the doctor.

At the moment, I am procrastinating, and won’t make it to the appointment on time unless I leave now. Footnote: I was on time. The physician was not….

Some phrases I love in Portuguese and Spanish:

“Estou atrasada, como sempre”⏰

“Un ratito. Estoy casi lista” ⏰

We have devastating weather on top of devastating news. The pathetic fallacy often appears to hold true. The tragedy of World Central Kitchen aid workers killed while delivering food is disabling. Please read Chef José Andrés guest New York Times Opinion essay. He looks for, and calls upon, the best in everyone.

One of our son’s friends from his WCK weeks in Poland was one of the seven aid workers killed yesterday. Our son is planning to sing at a local friend’s funeral this weekend. He will doubtless also hold his Polish friend in his heart as he sings.

In the photos below, I look back upon the time just before Covid. Just typical photos of two tourists in Mexico in March 2020. We stayed at a wonderful Airbnb, but strolled down to a hotel one afternoon.

Circe in San Felipe del Agua, Oaxaca de Juarez
SO in San Felipe del Agua, Oaxaca de Juarez

Hoje vai ser um bom dia

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Studying Brazilian Portuguese is one of my pastimes. More correctly, one of my passions. I’ll have to ask a Brazilian friend how to spell “Puanhol,” i.e., Portuguese mixed with Spanish. Our family speaks a lot of “Swinglish.” (Can you guess which two languages we casually blend?) I’m also working on Latin American Spanish. The city of Oaxaca de Juarez has a hold on our hearts, and we plan to return. Our son and daughter-in-law were engaged in Oaxaca last year 💞

The other day, my phone presented me with a silent challenge: It opened to my translation app, indicating that I should say something in Portuguese to be translated into English: Portuguese 🧿 English. So my first words of the day were “Hoje vai ser um bom dia.” 😃 “Today will be a good day.”

It’s time for my evening lesson now. But like many people learning a language online, I don’t speak enough of any of the languages I am trying to learn. Speaking into the microphone is one way to speak more.

What language(s) are you studying? What have you learned or spoken in your new language today?

I am the one wearing an ACL brace in the photo below.

Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca de Juarez