Hola, All! One of the differences that I have been surprised about is that the average house in C.R. doesn´t have hot water in the sinks in the bathroom or the kitchen. They wash their dishes with cold water! Also, what is common in the central american countries that I´ve been to is a dish soap called Axion, which is made by Palmolive-Colgate. It comes in a tub and is the same consistentcy as bar soap. A sponge is kept in the Axion that is used to wash the dishes. Instead of making a sink of soapy water, they make sure the sponge is soapy and the dishes are wet, then wash and rinse in the same sink. Carmen then uses the other side of the sink to leave the dishes to dry. It seems to be a good system, I´m thinking about trying it if I can find Axion.
One day Carmen and I went to Hiper Mas, a store ( tienda) that sells food and clothes, like a Super Target. When we entered the parking lot to Hiper Mas, there was a small guard station where a man handed each car a plastic card. As I was walking around the store I thought, "This looks really similar to a Walmart." While going down one of the aisles I saw Walmart´s brand name on something. After paying and getting back in the car, we had to go past the guard station again and return the plastic card. Carmen told me that getting and returning a plastic card keeps the theft of cars very low. That way someone can´t walk into the parking lot and steal a car, because there is only one way in and one way out.
Love you! Chao for now!
Dawnie
Very interesting.
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