Today was tranquil. I slept in the afternoon and then everyone met up to make bollas, which are long thin rods of ground-up corn, butter, and salt, wrapped in palm leaves and boiled. It was a fun process working with everyone. It seems everyone is enjoying themselves here b/c it's been very tranquil getting to know everyone (--edit--10/14: You'll probably see "tranquil" a lot more in these next posts b/c "tranquilo (a)" is a very popular word here for saying "it's a good/just relax/don't stress" kind of sentiment.) I played Trio-Par (triple-pair) and gambled with all the people. It's a popular game. The game is mostly luck after understanding basic strategy, trying to get a set or flush-run of three and a pair. I lost, but it was worth it getting to know everyone, talking and joking and having a good time. Some of the jokes were directed at my game/language slip-ups, but that's what makes it all the more fun, no?
--Edit-- 10/14
At this point in the journey, I was secretly scared out of my mind. My back tooth had begun hurting badly and I had assumed this meant that postponing the removal of my wisdom teeth was finally starting to catch up with me. I was starting to imagine having to go back to the US for surgery, which did give me some joy to be able to go home, but really I just wanted to remove the pain. It went away after a week of some intense cleaning of my teeth. And let's hope it stays that way.
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