I just want to do my grocery shopping

"I want my car!" I think I must whine for my car all day everyday now. Yes, I am feeling majorly whiny, which is why I haven't written for several days.

I don't want to be a whiny girl. But it is just that much more difficult to settle in when I can't go where and when I want to go. OK. So, "can't" is a bit of an exaggeration. I could get a cab to go most any place. Not everywhere, but most places. Mind you there is the language barrier with most cab drivers. Our first venture out in a cab it took us asking for different cab drivers before one understood where we wanted to go. Actually, he took the time to figure it out. We live close to a square (why is it called a square when it is clearly a circle?) and it was one of the first things I learned to say properly. Still drivers pretend like they can't possibly understand me. I was lucky the other night, the first cab I flagged down understood where I want to go. So now I feel comfortable that I can get home. Maybe it is time to test the getting out part. *Sneer* (That means I know I need to do it but I really don't want to.)

One of the things I can't do by myself until I get my car is go to the commissary. Taxis aren't allowed into the compound where the commissary and PX are located. Basically, I am (nearly) at the complete mercy of new friends. There is a shuttle that I could take. It runs once a week, on Friday mornings. Right at the same time as church. Food vs. spiritual food. Just another challenge to overcome.

There are local grocery and food specialty stores. And getting into a taxi isn't the only way to get food. They deliver. Every place delivers. Even McDonald's delivers. I've heard about three places so far that I need to have regular access to: Gourmet Egypt, La Fromagerie, and Fino. Gourmet Egypt imports Australian beef, Italian pastas and cheeses, and a variety of other goodies. La Fromagerie specializes in French cheese, and Fino is a bakery with fresh breads and sweets. And I heard there is an Italian grocer around here, too. Now, don't these places sound like getting out to?

Maybe it is time to hire a driver for a morning and run around and check these places out.