xocolatl

dinner was fabulous tonight! cooking was fun and so was the anticipation of how it would turn out.

on my walk home there were many people out. i was almost home when i stopped at the small kiosko (tiny convenience store) for some chocolate. in the evening they typically have the gate down and only a small opening to pass money through. this makes things challenging for me because i'm not familiar enough with what chocolate i want. in the states i would have gone for a kit-kat but there's nothing like that here. well....there is, but it tastes like a stale kit-kat. nevertheless you can find twix, snickers, m&m's and oreos at most kioskos...but i didn't want them.

so, it was my turn in line, i tell the attendant that i wanted chocolate. he goes to the other side of the counter (since i can't go in the tiny store because the gate is down). i tell him in my best spanish that i want chocolate...all chocolate. he was so kind and patient, he held up chocolate bar by chocolate bar for me to see. i kept saying 'smaller, smaller' or 'no all chocolate, no almonds' until he held up the one i was pleased with.

i thought he'd be perturbed at me, but instead he smiled so big and told me to have a good night.

i will follow his orders.