We spent the night in Chuy and I did a little shopping because you can find things in Brazil that you can't find in Uruguay even though they are right across the street from each other.
So my treasure hunt turned up the following:
Canola cooking oil that wasn't outrageously expensive. I bought all they had (15 bottles). Sister Cook wanted 12 and I kept 3.
Fine sugar like they have in the States. Uruguayan sugar is more coarse.
On the look out for peanut butter at a reasonable price but no luck.
At the FREE shops in Uruguay, I found a BIG crock pot. I do not think they knew what a treasure they had. They do not exist here. They price was reasonable for something that came from the States. I would guess that maybe they couldn't sell it because it had a 110 plug. Well I snatched it up! It even came with a mini crock warmer. I will give my medium size crock pot to the new couple coming in November. They will not be cooking for the missionaries, so I don't think they will need a big one.
I found a plactic jack-o-lantern like they sell at WalMart. It was mini size but perfect for my one and only Halloween decoration. Thank you Aundrea for being a cute candy corn! Of course I bought some chocolate Brazilian candy that was perfect for my pumpkin and shared it across the mission as we traveled to the different apartments. I will also bring it to the office on Halloween day.
Mike found a water fountain for our front room. He wanted to get me one for my birthday, but couldn't find them in Montevideo.
The picture didn't do my cute fountain justice so I took a video.
So, towards Montevideo we traveled. Wherever we go now, we always bring 2 tanks of propane and 2 heaters. Even though the weather is warmer now, they will be ready for next winter. 2 tanks are all that we are legally allowed to carry without being licensed. There are always other apartments to visit on our way back. Mike delivers things they need for their apartments and fixes things. I come along and share home baked cookies. At one apartment, a previous elder had left some big truck tires in front of the apartment. He was going to use them for exercise??? They were now just collecting rain water, that eventually turns into mosquitos breeding. Our trailer was empty, so Mike took them in the trailer to a local dump.
This picture doesn't even describe the grossness of it all. They burn all their trash, plastic, tires, everything!
I could hardly breathe the smoke was so bad. I don't know how the workers there are even alive!
On the bright side... it was free!
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| Choripan was Mike's favorite meal when he served here as a 19 year old missionary. It is a grilled chorizo on top of a piece of french type bread. |
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