Our second day here we didn't have an agenda from the school yet and it was a Sunday (foreign teachers generally don't work on weekends) so we decided to explore a bit and get to know our surroundings. Our goal for the day was to find a power adapter/converter for our computers and other misc electronics we brought. For the record, if someone tells you not to worry about it while you're in the states, I'd ignore what they just said and bring one with you regardless of the price difference. This way you won't have to spend a whole day searching for one. It's such a small item too that it doesn't really take up any space. As we continued to walk around, we noticed not too many places are open on a Sunday. Most go to Church and stay in with their families. We were a little discouraged to see so many closed doors but finally, a light at the end of the tunnel... we passed by two foreigners. To be honest, I didn't even notice them because I was more focused on finding an electronics store but then I heard the most delicate and heart warming word of the day "Hello." Right as they passed by us I turned around and yelled "wait!" A little confused, they turned back around and I asked them if they would know where to find an adapter. One of the guys mentioned taking a 3 min bus ride and pointed to the opposite direction we were going in. He said to look for Home Plus.
After only being there for two days Vanessa and I were definitely hesitant to take a bus anywhere so we decided to just keep walking with Home Plus in mind. About an hour or so later we weaved our way through the streets and got back to a main street that led us to the mother of all stores. Imagine a four story oasis with neon lights reading "Mc Donalds, Basking Robins, KFC" on the sides. Finally something we recognized.
Home Plus - Tesco! 24HRS!!!!!!!!
Mushroom sculptures in front
We finally walked through the front doors and I swear it was like The Gates of Heaven swung open for us with music and rays of sunshine. A giant food court covered the first floor and looking up there were escalators to take you up the 2nd, 3rd & 4th floor. There were so many people and finally we realized, this is where everyone goes on a Sunday. The 2nd floor had the same aesthetic as a Fresh & Easy. [ Tesco is a company from the UK who brought Fresh & Easy to the US. ] The produce section alone was huge. The store was so organized divided by the meat section, sea food, frozen goods etc. Samples were given out of almost everything using green wax toothpicks. (Everything is recyclable here but I'll cover that in another post) The 3rd floor was like a Best Buy and 4th floor mostly clothes. 6 hours of walking around all day later, and we found the power adapter, ate some great food, discovered an amazing store only to discover it was really just 20 min. walk from home. All in all, it was a good day.
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