No Hablo Espanol...

So I realized today that not only am I the minority at the Red Cross Headquarters but also the minority here in the southern most part of Texas. I don't speak Spanish and I'm not apart of a gang.... apparently I'm in gang central. I've been advised not to walk anywhere. When it really truly hit me though was when I was trying to talk to Guadalupe Garcia-Garaz via phone....he immediately hung up on me when I said "yo hablo no ingles?"...so wrong. What I meant to say was "Entiende el ingles?" I tried a few more times to speak Spanish to the clients but they weren't amused or understanding anything I was saying...I've a feeling I'm not in Texas anymore.

Something I have succeeded at doing while I've been here is teaching these Texicans how to drive. You see they tend to drive at least

15-20 mph under the limit and I tend to drive 15-20 mph over the limit...this creates a small problem. To fix this I have come up with a little lesson plan. When they're in my left lane (the speeding lane) I ride up on their ass..when they look in the rearview mirror and give me the look of "what the heck..why is this girl riding so close to me?" I give them a nod to the right...I sometimes have to nod a few times for them to understand and when they finally move over I smile nod my head in approval and drive on by. Congrats on passing Left Lane Etiquette.