The Klan???

Klan:  On Friday night, one of the local churches had a slient procession through the streets of Oaxaca.  It`s an annual tradition on Good Friday eve (not sure how far back the tradition dates).  Anyway, a number of people who were participating in the procession were dressed eerily similar to members of the Ku Klux Klan, complete with the pointy hats that covered their whole faces except for the cut-out eyeholes.  I`m sure they`re not Klan members but you`d think someone would tell them that they might want to dress a little differently.

Oops, I did it again: Within two hours of saying I wasn`t going to drink the tap water again, there I was, drinking some more.  Definitely a hard habit to break.  This time, I have to admit, the water didn`t taste half bad.

Mystery Solved:  Turns out that tuna is a type of Mexican fruit that tastes somewhat like a kiwi.  I`m sleepy better at night knowing that they`re not selling fish-flavored ice-cream.

Sandals: I wanted to bring some sandals with me on my trip.  But mine had seen better days and since it was early January when I left the States, the stores didn`t have any in stock.  Right now, I`m really wanting sandals.  Badly.  So I`ve been checking out sandals here in Oaxaca.  The other day, I finally found some in a style I liked for a decent price.  I wasn`t sure what my show size was in Mexican sizes so the clerk started me off with a 7.  They fit, but were a bit too big.  The first clerk sent another clerk off in search of a small size.  He came back empty handed.  I was told to wait a few minutes.  This time the second clerk went somewhere else and this time he came back with another sandal.  I was told this one was a 6 1/2.  I tried them on.  The fit didn`t seem any different than the first one.  I lined them up and sure enough they were the exact same size.  I pointed this out to the first clerk and showed him that they were the same size.  Despite the evidence right in front of him, he continued to insist they were different sizes.  It was bizarre.  I wasn`t sure whether I should laugh or be angry.  Needless to say, I walked out without buying anything.