The Sounds of Mexico
Ever wonder what Mexico sounds like?
We wake up each morning to the sound of dogs barking. We had no idea before moving to Baja that we would be living right next to the humane society. Add to that the fact that EVERYONE in San Felipe has a dog, and there is rarely a moment of quiet.
Around 7 or 8 a.m. the tortilla guy comes by. He drives a gator and broadcasts over a loud speaker "tortillas con arena o maiz": flour or corn tortillas. We have corn tortillas with every meal, and go through a stack of 80 every day or two. (Flour is considered "unhealthy" by the Mexican government, so we get free corn tortillas instead.)
Our days are filled with the sounds of children: playing, laughing, crying, singing, praying, whining. All the things that kids do.
Sometime between 5 and 7 p.m. the bread guy comes around in his car with a loud speaker on the hood. "El panedero con el pan": the baker with the bread. But he doesn't just have bread. He has donuts too! We made our first purchase this week. It turns out the panedero is a family affair. He drives. She sits in the passenger seat with a child on her lap (there are no seat belt laws in San Felipe). Another child sleeps in the back, surrounded by bread.
These are the sounds that fill our days!
We wake up each morning to the sound of dogs barking. We had no idea before moving to Baja that we would be living right next to the humane society. Add to that the fact that EVERYONE in San Felipe has a dog, and there is rarely a moment of quiet.
Around 7 or 8 a.m. the tortilla guy comes by. He drives a gator and broadcasts over a loud speaker "tortillas con arena o maiz": flour or corn tortillas. We have corn tortillas with every meal, and go through a stack of 80 every day or two. (Flour is considered "unhealthy" by the Mexican government, so we get free corn tortillas instead.)
Our days are filled with the sounds of children: playing, laughing, crying, singing, praying, whining. All the things that kids do.
Sometime between 5 and 7 p.m. the bread guy comes around in his car with a loud speaker on the hood. "El panedero con el pan": the baker with the bread. But he doesn't just have bread. He has donuts too! We made our first purchase this week. It turns out the panedero is a family affair. He drives. She sits in the passenger seat with a child on her lap (there are no seat belt laws in San Felipe). Another child sleeps in the back, surrounded by bread.
These are the sounds that fill our days!
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