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On Puerto Rico, I bought 2 neat wrap dresses in San Juan! These each have two layers of coordinating fabric with ruffly edges. You can tie them in several different configurations, this photo shows just a few! I don’t know where I’ll ever wear them, other than vacations. I have a lot of clothes like that! I have a little collection of some kimono and salwar kameez sets and one silky saree I won on eBay, and I very rarely get enough guts to wear any of this out of the house. haha At least I’ve joined a Japanese dance group now, so I can wear my kimono once in a while.

Anyhoo, I don’t know what possessed me, but there was a Claire’s in San Juan and I got some new hair sticks. It was strangely comforting to see stores that we have back home. We also saw plenty of McDonald’s, Burger King, Hooters, and Hard Rock Cafes throughout the voyage. We ate at the Hooters in St. Thomas. It was tasty, but a little expensive IMO. haha In St. Thomas I also bought some ginger sauce and some piña colada tea! mmmm I love ginger, and I’ll put it in darn near everything I cook in some form or another. Ginger sauce is very friendly with stir fry and curry. It adds such a nice tangy sweetness.

I made the mistake of not bringing my own camera on this trip and depending on my brother and husband for photos… hence I have none. I will certainly post a few good ones as soon as I get my hands on them, we did take a lot.

I just returned from a Caribbean cruise, and I’m proud to say that I didn’t spend an incredible amount of money! haha This is mostly due to the fact that the island shops are overrun with imported goods, so you see a lot of the same cheesy souvenirs at every stop on the voyage. However, I found some imports in Puerto Rico that I could not pass up! It was a shop selling bellydance gear and various cool things from India.

In a stack on the floor, hiding in a corner of the shop, I found these sweet old skool prints of Hindu deities. They are so beautifully ideal and full of symbolism. Only $3 each. I wish I had bought more of them, but I was afraid they’d get destroyed in my suitcase on the journey home. I’ve been enjoying reading about the adventures of each one on the web. I’ll have to search for a good book so I can learn more…