Today was laundry day so we dropped our basketful of dirty laundry off, came to an agreement that it would be ready today at 6 and then headed to the Panaderia Pedasi for coffee and pastries. 
While drinking coffee Thomas came in as well as another ex-pat, Michael. We talked about looking for a long term rental and Michael gave us a lead. We also met Ovivdio who owns a local hotel, who gave me several leads. The interesting thing and what a small world it is, Ovivdio went to USC in the 1980’s and has an aunt who lives in Florence.
From Michael’s suggestion, we met with Jessie who works at a local law office, Sanchez & Sanchez. She took our information for what we are looking for and stated she will send me photos of places by email. She made a great recommendation for lunch so we went there next.
We all had rice and beans, fish and salad for $2.50. This was the first time we ate at a Fonda. A lot of local people eat here and many workers. It was great.
On our way back to the lofts we stopped by to visit a friend. He wasn’t home but he has a nice pool and outside living space. Later we went for a dip in our pool and met a charming couple, on their honeymoon, who were from upper New York State. We decided to have dinner together this evening but first we needed to pick up our laundry.
Dinner this evening was at Bienvendush, which is a Mediterranean restaurant run by an Israeli woman. Hannah and Jordan, the young couple from Rochester, are quite the world travelers and Hannah can speak Spanish. We all enjoyed delicious tapas, smoothies, homemade pita bread, a very interesting dessert and Turkish coffee. Although we waited for a very long time for our meal, the proprietor was the chef, cook and dishwasher, it was well worth the wait. For Hannah and Jordan, they leave Pedasi tomorrow for a rainforest near Panama City and then head home on Sunday. I can’t believe our time here is winding down as well. But I don’t want to think about that – I just want to savor every moment.
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