The summer adventure begins! The Chevrolet Celebrity is packed to the brim, and we’re stopped at a Jiffy Lube on the way out of town to prevent any of the more obvious problems on the trip from Santa Fe to Baltimore. Elihu picked me up at the airport in Albequerque on Saturday evening, and we attended the engagement party of his former roommate, John and his fiancée Serena. Then we ate a late dinner at Del Charro—probably one of the best tostados I’ve ever had. We went home to watch a little Sports Center, finally understanding the controversial play in the Orioles/Indians game.
Sunday we had a potluck brunch at Byron, Louise, and Alana’s house, then ran a few errands around town. I spoke to Maggie, the former clinic coordinator at Centro Medico Humberto Parra, to glean some institutional knowledge about the ways of running the clinic. Then I went to the Ecco Café to use the free internet to print out directions and make a hotel reservation for Tuesday night. Elihu and I went by Big Star, the used book store where he has worked for the last year. I got to meet David, the store owner, and Nick, the grad student who replaced Elihu at the store. For dinner we hit up Bumblebee Burritos, then went back to the house to clean. I brought my laptop to drinks at the St. Francis hotel with Elihu’s friend Hannah where I signed us up for a AAA PLUS membership.
Jiffy Lube has worked its magic, and we’re ready to go. Dallas here we come!
