GPzMike Abroad

You'll never ever in a gazzilion years guess what happened last night! I'm on a mandatory 'mental health break' from HODR base of operations, so new friend Tom and I hop on a motorcycle and go over the mountains to Jacmal. We end up staying the night in Hotel Cyvadier on the coast. I am responding to some emails and 2 Americans come by with a few paintings they just bought up the road. I kid them that they better not have bought the one I was eyeing. We get to talking for a moment and I ask if I will see them at dinner tonight. They are not staying at the hotel but just here for dinner and I and Tom are welcome to join them. We show up at dinner and they've got a full table of folk. Great wonderful and meaningful conversation ensues about Haiti, 'back home', etc. A few of them are from California and one is even from the Glenview district along Park Boulevard and remembers the Diggery Inn! As dinner winds down, most walk back to their base nearby. One gal stays and Tom and I get to talking with her more. We are talking about the Bay Area. She's a teacher. She loves driving Redwood Road. Hmmmm...She teaches at CVSH....double hmmm...my folks live there, I grew up there but can't remember the name of the street but describe in detail to her the stores on the corner etc. "Forest Avenue", she says. She gets curious and asks my last name. Leister. "Oh shit, are you ready for this??? I know the Gomes Family - went to school with Monica - she's my best friend!", she says. "Monica told me you were down here and was going to find out where so we could meet"....check, been there, done that!!!! hahahahahahahaha UNNNNREAL!