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One of the many laundromats on Ometepe Island

I wrote this when we lived on Ometepe Island six years ago. Stay tuned for the latest version…You Know You’re Almost There When….

You Know You’re a Gringa When…

January 9, 2005

• you don’t ask, “How much does it cost?”
• you boil your water before you drink it.
  
• you take a tab of Dramamine before you go grocery shopping in Rivas.
• your refrigerator is full of grape jelly and peanut butter.
•  you have a refrigerator
  
• you throw away leftovers.
  
• you wear white socks to the black sand beach.
  
• you throw your toilet paper in the toilet.
  
• you gather wood for a campfire and whittle sticks to roast marshmallows.