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¿COMO
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02/10/06 - San Miguel, MX
'Scott Brooks' was
sooo easy to spell in the U.S.
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After a year of mis-spellings,
we've now seen the worst version of Scott Brooks yet.
Apparently, it's an extremely difficult name to say and
understand here, with some hard to make sounds. So after a
lifetime of having it easy, I now struggle to try to explain
exactly just who I am. The latest incident occurred while
on the phone with Whirlpool, trying to get a technician out to
work on our refrigerator. After 3 or 4 times speaking my
name, I even attempted to spell it (in espanol, por supuesto).
When the technician arrived, I noticed his service order had my
name at the top... "Stach Brus". Did I mention I spelled
it out? I think this says a lot about my
'Mexican' accent, in addition to the oddity of the name.
Caroline just goes by Carolina, making it a bit easier for her.
Most of the time, I just go by 'Ess-caught', for anyone else out
there named Scott who plans to travel south of the border.
That's all for now,
Stach |
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Our New Furniture Arrives! |
02/03/06 - San
Miguel, MX (Photos
- same as 1/29/06 entries)
After this easy
experience, we've got a new favorite carpenter
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For those of you who
may have read the 1/18/06 entry, you'll recall that while we
were in Patzcuaro, we commissioned 7 pieces of furniture from a
local carpenter there. Having extensive experience these
days in the custom furnishings department, we had low hopes for
success; we just wanted the process of furnishing our San Miguel
apartment to be over. Much to our surprise and delight, we
got an email while in San Antonio from our carpenter's wife,
Maria-Elena, saying that our furniture was done early! Our
first morning back in San Miguel, they showed up right on time
as promised at 8:00am with all of the correct pieces in tow!
We were blown away. To top it all off, the furniture
turned out beautifully, topping our highest expectations.
This was hands down the best and easiest experience we've had
during our remodeling efforts in Mexico. And what a
deal... $1,500 U.S. gets you a bedroom set, entertainment
center, coffee table and console table, all high quality solid
wood. If only everything worked out this easy, we'd
probably be looking for more houses to remodel! |
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