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Today I woke with a hangover... But then I did go out dancing last night. Yipppeeeee! But the hangover sucks..

Today I confined myself to my hotel to sort my head out - not just the hangover but to really focus on where this mission is going. I read the books I have bought and feel very certain that I want to find to food with strong prehispanic routes. After an afternoon snooze (only 3 hours!) I headed out. I decided to go back and see Jaime at La Fonda de St. Domingo, and boy am I glad I did!

After chatting about my ideas he took me on a little tour. He took me to 3 of his favourite restauantes where the food has strong pre-hispanic routes! He introduced me and told the owners what I was doing and now I have 3 appointments monday and tuesday to go back and chat some more! Wow. How the world works eh? when you get back on track!

An american named Chris, a friend of Jaime`s invited me to go to hear his friend sing in the evening. We chatted and he told me he`d been to Manchester in England.
"oh, where abouts?"
"a little place called Ulverston"
"I`m sorry did you say Ulverston? Thats where I live!"
Ulverston is a tiny town in the remote southern Lake District! It is home to a Buddist Temple called Manjushri, and for this reason Chris had been there. This is crazy enough, but its the second time on this trip that this has happened to me.... The people who organise the Longevity Now Conference that I was just at in LA have been going to Manjushri every summer for 15 years! We even recognised each other from the healthfood store where I work... that was a head fry. Think the worlds trying to tell me something about that place. I guess I`ve been saying for years I`d like to learn to meditate, and now I live with one of the worlds major meditation centres on my door step.... Hmm

A late evening feed was had at a real locals haunt. Tlyudas, sometimes called Oaxacan pizza, cooked on the street side. Its basically a massive tortilla cooked to a crisp with refried beans, guacamole, different meats of your choice and cheese spread ontop. Then folded. Its about the most impossible thing to eat but delicious! If your in Oaxaca check it out on an evening. Its on Calle Libres, between Murguia and Morelos.