MY NEW AMIGA LEAH AND THE BAR TENDER ROMY

MY THIRD DAY HERE WAS FULL OF CANADAIN FUN!

I MET 7 CANANDIANS FROM THE TRAIL AREA AND I JOINED THEIR BIRTHDAY PARTY, SUCH FUN, DANCING, DRINKINGAND EVEN A CANUKS GAME TO WATCH! I AM NOT A DRINKER BUT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD THIS MORNING FOR SOMEONE WHO DRAK MORE LAST NIGHT THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST YEAR! I COULD GET USED TO THIS, HAHA!
I MET UP WITH THE 'ORANGE JUICE MAN' WHO HAS BEEN SQUEEEZING JUICE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY ON THE STREET FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND HE REMEMBERED ME. I ALSO ME 'AL BUNDY' AND HIS DAUGHTER ON THE STREET. HE OWNS A VERY SMALL GROCERY STORE AND I GAVE HER COLLECTORS SPOONS WHEN SHE WAS THREE FEET SHORTER! AND THE MOST AMAZING THING WAS THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAVENT SEEN EACH OTHER IN AT LEAST 3 YEARS HE REMEMEBERED ME AND MY NAME. WOW!
YOU NEVER KNOW RIGHT? I MET A MAN THE OTHER DAY WHO REMEMBERS ME HELPING WITH HIS ANKLE AND POCHOLO'S MOTHER IS STILL GREATFUL FOR THE HELP AND ADVICE I GAVE HER FOR HER KNEE.
THE BEACH IS VERY QUIET TODAY. IF IT STAYS THAT WAY I MIGHT BRAVE THE SUN AGAIN AND DO SOME SNOKELING.

JOSE FOUND ME!

I AM IN MY NEW HOTEL WITH AIR CON AND A SWIMMING POOL. IT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM MY FAVORITE BEACH AND IT IS HAS THIS WONDERFUL CAFE WITH FREE WIRELESS!

I GOT A BURN YESTERDAY FROM RIDING ON THE BACK OF POCHOLO'S BIKE AS WE SEARCHED FOR JOSE. WE NEVER FOUND HIM BUT I LEFT MY CARD AND MESSAGES ALL OVER THE VILLAGE WITH INSTRUCTION TO HIS FAMILY TO KICK HIS BUTT BACK TO THE SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN PAID FOR!

IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HE FOUND ME BY THE POOL. HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. SO TALL AND SO SHY AND QUIET. MY HEART OPENED UP AND BROKE THE MOMENT I SAW HIM. WE DIDNT VISIT FOR TOO LONG AS I COULD FEEL HOW UNCOMFORTABLE HE WAS. I GAVE HIM A PICTURE OF TRENYN AND $100 PESOS. WE PLAN TO MEET AT THE SCHOOL AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY. I HOPE HE SHOWS UP. IF HE DOESNT I WILL GIVE THE SCHOOL PERMISSION TO USE THE MONEY I HAVE GIVEN THEM FOR ANOTHER CHILD, BUT I SURE HOPE AND PRAY...

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changing isla

I HAVE SPENT TWO NIGHTS HERE AND HAVE DISCOVERED SO MANY CHANGES. I KNOW THAT LIFE DOESNT STOP BECAUSE I AM NOT HERE BUT THIS LITTLE ISLAND HAS GROWN IN THE BIG HOTEL DEPT. ALOT. THE DOWNTOWN CORE SEEMS THE SAME AND THE BEACHES ARE BUSIEST THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN THEM. IT IS SO HOT HERE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY SANE PLACE TO BE.
I HAVE BEEN STAYING AT THE HOTEL OSORIO, WHERE I ALWAYS STAY BUT TODAY I AM CHECKING INTO A PLACE A POOL AND AIR CON! AND I WILL TOP THAT OFF WITH A $30 MASSAGE ON THE CROWDED BEACH!
I CANNOT SEE THE KIDS THAT I CAME HERE TO SEE AS SHE HAS BEEN SHIPPED OFF WITHAN AUNT TO CHETUMAL AND JOSE MIGHT BE WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER BUT I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN. THIS MAKES ME FEEL SAD AND A FAILURE.
MY FRIENDS RENE AND RENEE WHO OWN A SMALL CAFE ARE STILL HERE AND REMEMEBERED ME AND MY FAMILY. SO NICE. BUT SO MANY OTHER PLACES ARE GONE, MY FRIEND DAVID'S STORE IS NOW A MASK SHOP AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE NO IDEA WHO HE IS AND THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET WHERE I ATE OFTEN, GOMAR'S, IT IS FOR SALE. THE CANTINA OF MY FRIEND JORGE IS A TEE SHIRT SHOP. SO MANY CHANGES.
THAT IS THE WAY OF THE WORLD. I GOT A SLIGHT BURN YESTERDAY ALTHOUGHI THOUGHT I WAS BEING SO CAREFUL. SO I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TODAY. THE BEACH IS CALLING. WHEN YOU SEE THE PICTURES YOU WILL UNDERSTAND! ADIOS