Day 31: Cleaning Doors and Hard Rock

Today started slowly. Jose and I both rose from our beds after 9am, yet were still tired.
I had my usual breakfast of 4 pieces of toast and strawberry milkshake before getting ready for the day.
All the time I have been here, so a month now, I have been wanted to meet up with Fabiola, a friend from the same AFS trip to New Zealand that Jose was on, but it hadn't happened yet. Jose had previously invited her to so many of the things we have done, but she had always been too busy. So, today I decided to take the matter into my own hands and message her myself. Within half an hour of me doing so I had a reply and we started organizing an activity for tomorrow. Sometimes you have to steer the ship yourself.
After this was organized, I saw that Guisella was cleaning the house, like usual. She is honestly always cleaning. Most mornings when I walk out of my room, there she is with the mop busily cleaning the floor. I think she cleans too much. She knows this, and makes an effort to always show me how much dirt is on the mop after she has finished, just to prove her point. She was about to rope Jose into doing some housework for her, when I offered to help. I ended up spending neigh on two hours wiping down all the doors in the house with a damp cloth. It felt good to help out, but man, I was tired by the end of it. I think I drew the better straw though as Jose ended up having to empty all the toilet rubbish bins and wash them. I was quite fortunate I think :)
After this Jose told me that we were going to go to the Hard Rock Café in San Jose (really it is barely in San Jose). This is because since I attempted to go with Nathalie and Louis I have kept bugging Jose about going. Today was finally the day.
However, it was only later in the afternoon that we would go. We had lunch, which afterwards I spent some time on the computer, while Jose was outside talking to Rodolfo who had arrived.
It was about 3:30 when we actually left, and we took the bus from just opposite Taco Bell straight to the area of Asuncion where the Hard Rock Café is.
I actually had no idea what a Hard Rock Café was, never having been to one before, and for that reason I was expecting a 'café'. But, no, it is actually a full on restaurant. This surprised me.
We just had desserts there, and the other two, Jose and Rodolfo, thought the prices were really expensive, like 12 NZD for a dessert. I explained that prices like those were normal in New Zealand, I think Jose had forgotten what restaurants in New Zealand were like. I had a apple cobbler with a chocolate milkshake, both were very good. I thought the atmosphere of the place was very cool, with the music and all the items of clothing of famous rock stars hanging on the walls. My favourite quirky thing about the place was how the lights for the cash register area were microphones on stands mounted upside down to the ceiling. The guy who served us had that most different voice I have heard here, it was so deep and monotone. When we were leaving he said to us, 'I hope you don't get diabetes after all that sugar'. That made me laugh.
After leaving, we went across the road to a small mall, just to have a little look. One thing about shops here is that the people are very pushy. For example, I went into this one shop which had lots of computer game merchandise, and the guy started off by asking if I was looking for anything particular. I said no, and that I was just looking. But the second I touched an Angry Birds cushion he swooped in like they all do. He started telling me all about it, then showed me an angry birds set of cushions that was on special and went on to show me all this other Angry Birds stuff. It can get quite annoying. Other times the shop keepers will be hanging around, quite close, and you go to head off to another part of the store, but you can't because they are physically in your way. It is quite interesting.
It was about half six when we left by bus back to Taco Bell. We left Rodolfo on the bus as Jose and I walked home.
At home was Naty and Teto. Turns out they were staying the night. Teto was adamant on me having to watch a TV programme with him, it was quite funny.
They all went to bed quite early. I followed a bit later.

Me outside the Hard Rock Cafe