I woke up in the middle of the night last night and listened. Not a sound! Because we're living on an andador, there are no traffic sounds. (The downside of this location is that the taxi drivers have to drop us off a block from our place and we lug our purchases home. Or, if we have too many, el señor Jubilado lugs some while I guard the rest, and then he comes back and we both lug the rest).
Anyway, I was thinking about night sounds in places we've lived. In the country in NC the nights were full of cricket and bullfrog sounds--not quiet at all. El señor Jubilado's father actually taped the "night sounds of Creedmoor." I guess he had trouble sleeping.
In WV we lived on a busy street and there were traffic sounds at night. But we got used to them and had no trouble sleeping through them.
Here the kids play on the andador after school, hooting at each other. I like that sound. Sometimes, in the middle of the night we hear a cat, but mostly, it's really quiet. Then, about 7 or 7:30 in the morning, our neighbors in the building are off to work (or somewhere) and the front (metal) door slams shut, which is necessary for it to lock. That wakes us up, but, thankfully, we're ready to get up at that time.
In other news, we bought this today:
Now when we go to market we will know what to ask for (maybe).
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ReplyDeleteHola jubilados! Keep the accounts coming -- I love reading them. So -- do you share a building with your neighbors? I couldn't quite make out from the earlier photo exactly where you live. Perhaps El Señor Jubilado can post some more photos of your casa? (P.S."Hooting" -- do the kids sound like owls?)
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