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dixie
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| I'm a Bicks Baby Dill with extra garlic girl! The ones here are a kosher dill. My 'problem' with them is that they are too salty (I destest salt...I don't put it on anything!) Besides that though they're good enough...esp. when the alternative is nothing! |
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cangringo
Joined: 18 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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I used to love Bicks but they aren't crunchy enough any more. Mmmm salty pickles, love the salt although even being a salt lover - there are things here that are too salty even for me. I've noticed if it's not sweet it's usually salty here. They seem to eat a lot of salt...and you can buy humungusoid (sp?  ) salt shakers.
Oh ya and books, if you love reading like I do, bring some with you. I've found it very hard to get books here. Although again I don't know about DF but anyway who is coming to this neck of the woods...I don't know enough Spanish yet to read them in Spanish. Soon maybe... |
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danielita
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
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Location: SLP
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Being out in "the sticks" I have virtually no access to any of those little luxuries. A couple of things I really miss (and that I load up on back 'home') are Earl Grey tea and decent-quality peanut butter. |
LS650, I hear ya loud and clear, the nearest McDonalds is 4 hours away...I have never been a fast food fan, but every now and again, I dream of those tasty french fries. As for the peanut butter, if you go to Mazunte and visit the cosmetics cooperative there, they sell locally made organic peanut butter for another cooperative in the area. It is called 'Flores y Semillas'. They have a smooth PB and also one mixed with honey. The honey one is a little too dry and pastey to resemble PB for my likings, go for the regular stuff. They also sell tahini paste as well, in case you are looking to make hummus or need sauce for falafels... A jar is $30pesos. |
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hlamb
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| cangringo wrote: |
Oh ya and books, if you love reading like I do, bring some with you. I've found it very hard to get books here. Although again I don't know about DF but anyway who is coming to this neck of the woods...I don't know enough Spanish yet to read them in Spanish. Soon maybe... |
Make friends with other foreigners, just to trade books with them! 
I am reading Harry Potter in Spanish now and it is really good. I know the story so don't get frustrated at my slow pace, and in fact am enjoying the descriptions and conversations a lot. |
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dixie
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hlamb...I'm reading Harry POtter too!! When I lived in HOndruas someone told me that it's a great book to read when learning Spanish (why...he either never said or I have since forgotten!). I find it's perfect for me, as I know the story and can make out new words easier (although I always read it with my dictionary handy!)
...dixie |
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hlamb
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Yes, and it's full of past tenses and perfect tenses, which is really helping my ability to use them in conversation. Besides, I can tell my students what I'm doing and it encourages them to work a bit harder.
What book are you on? I'm about halfway through the first, but think I'm going to continue with the rest. |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: cazalibros |
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| There is a used book shop with most of its stuff in English waaaaayyyyy up Reforma (I think the address is 1800-something, near where Reforma crosses Montes Apalaches). Its in a Methodist (?) church there and it raises money for a charity. Prices are quite good, about 20-30 pesos for a standard paperback novel. Its called "Cazalibros." They have a phone but I dont know the # If you go on a Sat, tell the lady who works there that the teacher from Toluca sent ya. |
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cangringo
Joined: 18 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Well I know the Harry Potter story but haven't read the books, just from the movies...what about Lord of the Rings...??
We have an American Library with English books and they have a section of books for sale, unfortunately they are mostly older romance novels and such which doesn't interest me. Although if we look hard enough at the regular bookstore they do occasionally have a few good books in English. They are a bit of a drive but when I run out again, I will be off again.
Of course I suppose one could always order books from Amazon or some such but who knows if it would get here and we don't have credit cards so that's not an option for us. |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| cangringo wrote: |
| I suppose one could always order books from Amazon or some such . |
I've ordered both books and DVDs from Amazon. IIRC they give you the option of UPS air or some courier (I think FedEx). I find the couriers tend to be very reliable and reasonably fast (2-3 days) but expensive as hell. UPS air tend to be very slow (2-3 weeks or more) and hit & miss (I've lost 2 packages out of maybe two dozen that way). |
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scottmx81
Joined: 26 Oct 2006
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Location: Morelia, Mexico.
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