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stolen kitten (kitty-napped!)  
   

stolen kitten (kitty-napped!)

This is me and the kitten we stole, named Capuccino (I have since re-named her Cleopatera, due to the thick black eyeliner-like-markings around her eyes). We didn´t so much STEAL her as we did RELOCATE her: she used to belong to our neighbour Doña.Herminda, who was our cook and housecleaner. But she took off one day for Costa Rica--without so much as telling us-- to earn money. Costa Rica is known as the "Venice of Latin America": where Mexicans dream of crossing¨"al otro lado" to the US, Nica´s dream of going to Costa Rica. She left without telling us, so we stole her cat...seems fair, doesn´t it? (and hey, we have mice!)!
My Multicultural Birthday Celebration!

June 17th 2006
Well, June 12th was my 21st birthday-- I can´t believe how OLD I am! [I asked the little girls next door if I was a "muchacha" (girl) or a "mujer" (woman) and they laughed and assured me that no, I am still a "muchacha"! phew! Although sometimes I wish they considered me a "mujer", so that maybe they would LISTEN to me-- for example, when I am trying to confiscate the bottle of bleach and explain ... read more
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