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Agnes’s Restaurant

“You can get anything you want at Agnes’ Restaurant”

(The restaurant isn’t really called “Agnes’ Restaurant”; it’s called “Etnia’s”. Agnes owns and operates it, though, so we just call it “Agnes’”.)

Since many of our days start at Agnes’, making this the topic of my first A-to-Z post just seems appropriate.

Agnes’ place isn’t a full-on restaurant; it’s actually more of a coffee house. It does have a kitchen where Agnes does her magic. I usually have my “big breakfast” (eggs, bacon and french toast with juice) while Emily has either a fruit crepe or granola with fruit.

The main section has two tables and eight chairs as well as an L-shaped lounge area. The floors are gravel-covered dirt, the ceiling is thatch and the walls are are block or planks of wood. It’s next to where the old fire station used to be (don’t you love directions like that?), between the stop light and the plazaleta.

For many expats, it’s a communication hub. We’ll meet there on various mornings between 10:00a and noon just to share any local news or to check on people’s well-being. I usually stop in two or three times a week.

It's a good place to start the day and a good way to kick off the A-to-Z Blog Challenge.

Special note:

I started on my topics for the Challenge in February and Agnes had always been my first subject. I had never intended to use this blog for solicitation, but I’m making an exception here.

Agnes’ daughter Marylou belongs to a dance school in town, and their team qualified to compete in Orlando. I’m supplying a link to their fund-raising site. If nothing else, you can see Agnes’ picture at the top and a picture of Marylou (top-middle) with her dance team.

https://gogetfunding.com/small-village-kids-from-ecuador-qualified-for-the-dance-world-championship/