Food and VW's

There is plenty of food to choose from here, but the tortilla is king here in Oaxaca. It is served with every meal, in some form, most times taking center stage. Depending on how it is prepared and if it is corn or flour, makes for the name. There is the empanadas, tlayudas, enchiladas, chilaquiles, and of course tacos. We have found many juice bars, where they can mix up your choice of fresh squeezed fruits and veggies. Also crepes are popular here too, especially with a little Nutella. There is also a large kernel corn that is allowed to sit on the stalk after rain and develop fungus turning it black. Strawberries are in season here now and absolutely delicious! Of course they are known here for eating chapulines, or grasshoppers. They sauté them up with garlic, chili pepper and peanuts. Dave gave them a try, but not me.
VW bugs are everywhere! I am trying to get a picture of one in every color. They only stopped making them here a few years ago.
Oh, and turns out Oaxaca is where they filmed Nacho Libre. So the friends have been showing us different locations where scenes were filmed.
We are in our final week of the a very short three. I was working territory on Friday with a sister and a man approached us asking for the magazines in Spanish. We didn't have the current ones in Spanish, but found out he spoke English. Turns out he lived in California for a few years and had moved back to Oaxaca last year. We gave him the magazines in English along with an invitation to the meeting on Saturday. We walk into the hall on Saturday and there he was! He met several of the local brothers and sounds like he will return.
Our host family treated us to an authentic Oaxacan breakfast this morning. A lady came and fixed us empanadas on a terra cotta pan heated by coals. It was washed down with Mexican hot chocolate. The generosity of the friends always amazes me.