Taxistas

Ok so so much has happened. I still have headaces that alternate off and on. Thank you so much everyone that has written it makes me feel close even when I am far away. Tee could you write me directly cause I have no idea what I did with your e-mail.

I am going to reorganize the blog somewhat each heading will try to tell a story something that I encountered that I either found funny, sad or interesting. I have yet to find an internet cafe that will let me add my pictures but I am working on it.

This one is about the taxi cabs and their drivers ( los taxistas) in the city.

Ok so I went to a local carnival the other day ( it will have its own story) and on the way home I went with 4 other girls in a cab. This driver immediately tells us to put on our seat belts. This is something very rare. Most drivers do not wear them and most passengers as well do not. Before we can even locate the belts we are off... at rocket speed. I mean we are doing 80- 100 km/hr through the streets of Managua. 3 points to make. 1) the streets are not in the best condition. 2) they are also very curvy. 3) They also are full of people in various modes of transport. On foot, mulitple people on the same bicicle ( I have seen 3) Motorcycle ( same number), on horse ( same number) horse drawn cart, and trucks ( you would be suprised at how many people could fit) and other taxis. The other thing is that it seemed like nothing on this cab worked well except the horn. And the driver blew it: As he went through green lights, and through red ones, as we passed people and at people stopped at green lights preventing him from passing, at cats, dogs, people and horses as well as other taxi drivers. All the while pumping his brakes on occasion ( in an attempt to slow down? ) and grinding gears the whole way. It was great!