diary 6 january 2025

reyes magos

insurrectionist day

i am safe in my little apartment with my door with the pretty reja and the security lock

a knock and i see a woman who appears indigenous in the glass, she is wearing a full skirt that falls to mid calf and carries a big plastic garbage bag over her shoulder

buenos dias

buenos dias

always in mexico we are polite unless we are total outlaws

she speaks and i understand little

hay una problema? i ask

she nods once, si, and shows me an empty water bottle

separado?

si, the recycling does not go in the bag with the trash

and the senora who now has the chair that i left out yesterday thinks it is muy bonita

this is recycling at its best, my leftover chair has been hand delivered and i am now getting a thank you note

es solo mi i say, tengo una silla, no necesito dos

siii solaaa! she says