Update! Part II

OK, continuing from the last post following the Full Moon Party... Not too much happened in the days after the party since we all stayed at the party until 6 a.m., and it took me two days to recover from the lack of sleep.

After that - things basically returned to normal: work at the restaurant, study/practice Spanish, spend time in my hammock, go to the beach, hang out with roommates, check out the weekly Organic Market, go to D&N...

D&N is short for Day and Night Beach Club, a nearby bar/club right on the beach that hosts Electronica Night on Saturdays and Reggae Night on Mondays with live DJs. It is a good time on both days - the whole town seems to come out so there are always lots of familiar faces. Marcus (aka DJ Marcolino) dj-ed Electronica Night at D&N on Saturday the 14th. Sadly, I did not take pictures of the party, but it was a great time and the dance floor was still packed when Marcus stopped spinning at 4 a.m.

Here are some more pics that I have taken of the beach (during low tide):

Here´s a picture of the Organic Market at Sunset:

Here is a picture of D&N at sunset from the water:

The following week, the owners of the restaurant at which I am apprenticing went to Nicaragua for a few days, so they asked me to fill in for some of the sous-chef duties while they were gone. It was so much fun to work on the line! As much as I love prepping calimari and sweet potato chips, it was a total blast to also manage the cooking and plating of the orders. :) One of the highlights for me was having to prepare the staff meal at the end of the evening some nights during this period - normally, one of the owners or YoYo, the normal sous-chef, does this, so having responsibility for feeding the team was such an honor and such a surreal experience for me. The owners are back now and I am back to prepping things and being the recipient of the staff meal (yummy), but I am now able to step in and help on the line if needed.

I know I keep talking about ¨the restaurant¨ - it actually has a name, Camaleon, and the owners are Joann and Kevin. Here is a picture of Camaleon:

More on Camaleon in a future posting...

OK, this update brings us up to date through the end of last week... More soon...