twenty seventh of december

Today has been an eventful day.

My sister's birthday. She turned 26 today. Sounds so cool. I had planned a surprise for her. A VIP tour in a cool winery. She loves wine and always wants to learn more about it, so this was perfect for her. And I'm glad the day went well and she had a really good time smelling and spitting out numerous wines. The wine-maker and his assistant gave us a lovely tour and shared all their knowledge about wine and the process of making it! The place was so beautiful despite it being winter. I was worried it won't look half as nice as it does during Fall. The weather was lovely and the whole trip was just perfect.

Benazir Bhutto dies. I hear this news in the morning when we were waiting for our Greyhound. I was shocked. It makes sense and I was expecting this news but was still very shocking. Another one bites the dust - Another one bites the dust - And another one gone and another one gone - Another one bites the dust...

My sister finds her favorite glove. She was wearing the gloves this morning and dropped one somewhere. We went back to look but couldn't see it anywhere. We gave up and went ahead to another bus ride out of town, took the wine tour, another bus ride back to town and while walking to take the bus home my sister remembers the glove. I tell her to forget about it. Just then she spots it on the side of the pavement! Unbelievable!

I commit a felony! The border police decide to carry out a random check in my greyhound bus. Thankfully my sister was carrying her passport with her tourist visa in it. I of course go around thinking I have a right to be here. I hardly think of myself as an alien anymore. Why then am I expected to produce my I-20 for no fault of mine?! Though I did feel insulted, I do realize that I commit a felony if I travel without my immigration documents. No matter how unfair it sounds and feels, I guess it is for our own good - for our own safety?!?! Here I go again - talking the language the rulers of the world want me to talk - "I am unsafe and I give up my rights willingly so that you can protect me"!

So it was a good day - and we're going out for dinner now - hopefully there won't be any more events to report for today..
Buenas noches amigas y amigos :)