Sunday, November 8, 2009

Hermano

My brother and grandpa managed to tag team me some aggravation today. Part of the deal of the h2a program is that we have to take out crew to the store of their choice once a week. This allows them to buy groceries and send money home, and other housekeeping things they decide to do. Since most of my family went to my great aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary last night, my middle brother took them to the store. He took them to martins and told them they have 20 minutes. My grandpa told him to take them to martins. This is a problem on several fronts.
-They don't like shopping at martins because it is more expensive, or caro than other stores.
-Mandame needed to go to a pharmacy to buy some type of medication that isn't at martins.
-those 4 guys do some very hard work for my brother and he tells them they have 20 minutes. They left their families and friends to do manual labor in a country with a language they don'ts speak. My brother says 20 minutes is enough for them. This is the one time we asked him to do a favor such as this since we have had amigos in los estados unidos
-I get to hear all the complaints because I am the only spanish speaker and I can understand what they are wanting to say
-it seems like they are only willing to go to church with me so they can ask a favor later. As soon as mandame got done telling me that my church was beautiful, he asked if I could do a favor and take him to a pharmacy. As soon as reyes and his dad are in the truck after church, they want to stop some special place. Tomas hasn't gone yet, but he is a seventh day adventist and doesn't work on saturdays.
- I had to run them around an extra half hour this morning because my grandpa and brother can't be bothered to be nice to them.
-they didn't buy any groceries because one group doesn't speak the other groups language and thought they were going to walmart after martins.
-I am going to have to commit to taking them every weekend now so that my grandpa and brother don't give them the finger and treat them that poorly.

I also saw today that redsfest is coming up here in the first part of december. That may be another event to what I just decided is going be part of my "Long, Lonely walk of Lonliness"tour. I also have a list of books I want to read that I am keeping on my computer. So far I have only put down two, but it is sure to grow.

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