April 20, 2005

• I am now in Houston, Texas.

  
  

  Wow - very different.  There are SO many things to buy.  And so many versions of so many things to buy. And so many different places to buy the so many versions and so many prices to compare to see how I can buy one version the cheapest.  WHEW!

  
  

  Anyhow, I already miss Uzbek veggies and fruit, but not necessarily the cuisine (sorry!).  So far, I've eaten SASHIMI (mmmm); BLACKENED TILAPIA; the world's best ja-jang-myun (noodles with black bean sauce); and Starbucks skim latte. 

  
  

  I drive in Houston, so that's not an issue, but when I arrived in NYC and was trying to catch a taxi the next morning to come to Houston, OH MAN, was I missing the fact that I could point my finger downward and have a car stop.  FORTUNATELY, as I was walking to 2nd Avenue to see if I would have better luck, a Cuban man was walking out of CVS and asked me "hey, need a cab?" I ended up having a very nice conversation with him and he told me that his favorite Cuban restaurant is the one my friend Mel and I really like. (it's actually Mel's favorite).. which means it's AU-THEN-TIC.

  
  

  I am also shocked by the new cars.  I don't recognize any of the new cars.  Also, GAS is just CRAZY expensive!! Yikes.  Houston is booming, though (OIL TOWN). 

  
  

  I am also shocked by everyone's friendliness, but that's Texas.  Smiling people.  "HOWDY"...

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