Nuria Part 2

My last post was about my partner, Nuria. There is a little bit more to know about her, so kindly allow me to expand upon my previous post.

In addition to running my home like a business, Nuria is currently on the Board of Directors of a Costa Rican corporation. She is the Treasurer of the corporation. She is also an interpreter and she facilitates communication between the English-speaking owners of the corporation and the Spanish-speaking lawyers and bureaucrats in Costa Rica. 

I often find her on the phone speaking in Spanish and then I know she is doing her corporate job. I took a nap today and when I awoke and came out to the living room, Nuria was in the den with the door closed, speaking in Spanish. She closed the door because she didn't want to awaken me. She's very thoughtful that way; when I'm in bed, she walks around the inside of the house so quietly that it's like she has cat paws. 

Side note: how does Nuria speak with people in Costa Rica? She has two cell phones: one phone has a USA number and the other phone has a Costa Rican number. She uses the phone that is appropriate for the call she is making. (I have three phone numbers, but that's a longer story.)

While living in Costa Rica, Nuria worked as an Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Manufacturing for a multi-national corporation. When he (the Vice President) had to make a trip to a Central American country to scout and facilitate building a manufacturing plant, Nuria would organize the trip and arrange for necessities such as airline and hotel reservations.

How this talented woman ended up living in my house and sleeping in my bed still amazes me. She has many activities: she recently went on a tour of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. She goes to the local Senior Center four times a week for exercise and other activities. And as I mentioned, she took a job at Macy's just to prevent herself from becoming bored. She should be running Macy's. If she were running Macy's, maybe they wouldn't be on the verge of closing a bunch of their stores. She has a sharp eye and she knows where Macy's is falling short.

To sum up Nuria, I would call her a go-getter, a doer, a dynamo, a hustler, a self-starter, and a workhorse. But maybe I'm a little bit biased.

One more thing: she's a very good cook.