Sunday, August 3, 2014

Would you like to travel the world teaching bridge?

Cameron, our first friend in Oaxaca, invited us to play bridge at a local's house, so we play two or three times a week with Cameron, Carlos, Abraham and two children, Lupita and Diego.  Sometimes the lady of the house, Maria, also plays if we don´t have a fourth.  We each give her 20 pesos to play at her home.  It is a way for the local people to make a little money.  Diego and Lupita always give me a kiss on the cheek when I leave-it is very sweet.  This is a more relaxed setting than the library and is always fun-Abraham laughs a lot and is very charming.  We are supposed to be playing in Spanish and that is more likely to happen when Carlos is present as he doesn't know English.  He hasn´t been playing lately because he is involved in the current teacher strike whereas the school staff pitches tents in the center of town and sleep there.
The international bridge federation is promoting bridge throughout the world and Cameron thinks that Arin can become good enough to be a paid instructor.  All he has to do is become fluent in Spanish.........or another language for that matter.  Arin has always wanted to travel and he may finally have a way to do it.

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