{"id":40601,"date":"2020-03-31T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=40601"},"modified":"2020-03-31T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:47:13","slug":"i-really-tried-my-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/i-really-tried-my-best\/","title":{"rendered":"I Really Tried My Best"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Post 40 of 193. Thanks again to those who participated in the Fundrazr<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

I went out today for the first time in a week because I had to pay the rent. Even though my landlady and I bank at the same location, I haven’t figured out if there is a way do a transfer online between our accounts. It’s something I’ve sort of looked at over the years, but most months, I have to get most of the money from my Canadian account and don’t have the full 10,000 pesos in my Mexican account anyway. So physically going to the bank just seems easier. But that could change. Today, at least, the bank was operating as normal.<\/p>\n

The plan was to walk to the bank, get a few things at Superama, and walk home, thus avoiding getting into a car with a stranger. Even though the temps were already infernal by 9AM, I set out anyway, using an umbrella as a parasol. Did my thing at the bank, crossed Montejo much too easily (no traffic!), and… lost the soles of my sandals. \ud83d\ude10<\/p>\n

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These sandals served me SO well in Oaxaca. They have died a Good Death. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

No problem, I thought, I’m tough. It’s not a long walk. I can still do this.<\/p>\n

Did my shopping, loading up my little cart, and… it fell apart. \ud83d\ude36<\/p>\n

So I enjoyed a lovely chat with my Uber driver in his mercifully air-conditioned car. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Mexico has now declared a state of emergency as we move into phase 3, so there are going to be increased restrictions on going out. Still curious as to whether my next dental appointment really is going to go forward. But so far, this party feels a lot more like a polite dinner party than the raves I’m seeing up north.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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