Wait, I'm On an Island!
Be forewarned: I am becoming more and more convinced that I am not able to write short updates. Enjoy the ride. 😉 Blackout I had a bit of a reality check (scare) a while ago. That Monday started as a normal day. Well, not really. Priscila treated Mamá Emma and me to pedicures for Mother's day (Emma) and birthday (me). Anyway, at some point when we were in the car, Priscila's mom calls from Portugal to ask if our lights are on. I busted up laughing. I remember when I was a kid in Chile calling my neighbors to see if they had electricity when ours was off. But the same call from another country instead of next door tickled my funny bone. The situation turned out to be no laughing matter as we found out most of mainland Spain, Portugal, and parts of France had a massive blackout. Oh well, I thought, it shouldn't affect us as we're pretty far away. I changed my tune when I picked up our carryout lunch order and the transaction took a really long time to approve. The intern...