The plaza of my hotel.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should tell the story of my emergency house-call from a local doctor to give me an antihistamine shot since one minute I was perfectly fine and 8 minutes later I was covered in body welts so disgusting I knew I was having one massive allergic reaction. Through my clouded swollen eyes I only cared to notice that the doctor was taking the needle from a sealed package. He was great and within 30 minutes all was well.
It was easy really, and now I am more confident than ever that you should go where you want, because hey, it’s not going to kill you.
The only thing I did differently that day from other days was eat a specialty dish made from one of the local grains, quinoa. You can buy quinoa right down the block at Whole Foods and I’ve been tempted to try it again as a test, but not That tempted!
And my dear family and friends, I did not eat the guinea pig even though I could have.