I have ridden in many taxis during my stay here and felt that I made enough 'taxi' comments in my last blog. However, I had a new experience this morning. I flagged a taxi and saw that the back was full. There were only 3 persons, but one was a lady with ample girth. I therefore climbed into the front where the passanger seat was already occupied by a lady, but I has seen it done many times with 3 in the front. In any case, after 1 block and the driver complained that he couldn't locate the gear shift. We stopped and I traded places with a smaller lady from the back and all went well.

I have especially enjoyed watching the children of the neighborhood play. The boys play soccer with anything round and kickable. The girls play a 'pig in the middle' game where the one in the middle attempts to avoid being hit by a ball of plastic scraps that the outside girls throw at her. In the meantime, she is filling a bottle with sand. I think, if she gets it full before being hit, she wins. The only other game is one that appears like our 'Sorry' except with dice. The children seldom appear bored.

As at home, I have begun a nasty habit of showing the guys around the neighbourhood my games on my cell phone, so my phone is seeing lots of service. My one stipulation is that they can't run the battery completely dead.