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We were enjoying our meal at a popular open-air restaurant on the main tourist drag in Panajachel, Guatemala, when some tourists about our age walked slowly by. Billy says "Hey, the food's great here, why don't you give it a try?"

The man looked interested, the woman looked horrified.

I chimed in with "Order the Amuerzo Economico and you will pay half the marked menu prices."

The man took two seconds to decide on this great deal, and made a move to sit at a table next to ours.

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Spousal opposition

"We're likely to eat here?" The wife questioned.

Clearly she held potential to deal with entering this clean, brightly decorated eating establishment.

I'm suggesting it was no dump. There is a flat screen TV on your wall and lively Salsa music around the stereo system. Clean handwoven Guatemalan tablecloths covered every table which also supported fresh flowers. Original indigenous artwork adorned the walls.

The girl, who had been noticeably beautiful and well-kept, had her hesitation distinctly written all over her scrunched up face.

"I hope they speak English here," she said with an audible sigh as she flopped down.

"I desire a Coke. Have you got Coke? What do you have to drink here?" She demanded in rapid-fire English. The bilingual waiter kept up together with her rush of questions pretty well.

"You have chicken or pork? I'll go ahead and take pork. Honey, they've chicken or pork."

Meanwhile, the husband and Billy were chatting away about retirement, finance and travel, using a grand ol' time.

The drama darkens

Bottles of Coke and empty glasses promptly reached the table and again, this poor woman looked stricken. Simply appalled.

I couldn't imagine what the problem was, and so i tried to catch her reactions out of the side of my eye.

Mrs. Visitor had personal drama happening and I thought it was mesmerizing. Apparently some of the syrup had leaked out towards the top of the Coke bottle, causing a tiny dark sticky blob to look.

She checked out her husband, then at me, then in the bottle, then at her husband, then at me, then again at the bottle. She disgustingly ran her finger at the top of the bottle and now she'd that tiny sweet dollop on her behalf finger. She again looked at her husband (who had been ignoring her by now), then at me, then at her finger, then at her husband, then at me, then again at her finger!

Right now I'm thinking "She doesn't have Kleenex in her purse? If she's been blown off track with this small and common occurrence, what is she doing driving this country?"

If this innocent ooze of syrup upset her a lot how her meal would go?

No disrespect intended

Since nobody was rushing to her rescue to provide her a hot, clean, wet, soapy cloth or whisk her off to a 5 star restaurant complete with apologies, eventually Mrs. Visitor looked to her left, then to her right, and rather guiltily, wiped the syrup off on the tablecloth. I do not imagine it ever occurred to her to ask the waiter for any napkin.

Part of me felt badly for not coming to her deliverance. She was afraid and from her element, and I often see her frustration towards her husband for taking her here to Guatemala. Lost in desperation without any the aid of her spouse, this well-groomed woman was face-to-face with the edge of her safe place... also it wasn't pretty.

I had been both stunned and completely transfixed. I had forgotten that my twenty-two many years of world travel had trained me to place a tissue in my purse for unexpected events exactly like it.

Here are a few quick survival tips for travel which i we do hope you find useful:

Bring baby wipes. Ladies have babies all over the world. If you are in a location that has some semblance of civilization, you'll find baby wipes in the grocery stores. Go to the baby section, discover the wipes. Put them in your purse. Then when you travel on buses, want to sit in a chair that has strawberry syrup onto it or find that you need mouthwash within the bathroom, you've got a clean wipe to come to your aid.

Put napkin or wipes down soda bottle necks. If you're eating outside in the sunshine and therefore are using a soda, flies or bees often gather for that sugary syrup. Place napkins or said wipes on the bottle neck and you may avoid an awful creature falling to your pop. When you are traveling overseas, it's commonplace to wipe from the mouth of beer and soda bottles even just in upscale locations.

Use sliced limes to wash your fingers. Platters of fish or shrimp are often served whole at the beach and eating seafood can leave your fingers messy. Utilizing a thin napkin at your table can be unsatisfying. Use the sliced limes first then utilize your napkin. In this way you will not have tiny bits of paper stuck to your fingers to bother you further.

Say "Provecho!" When entering or leaving a restaurant in South america, say "Provecho!" to other diners. This basically means "Enjoy your meal" and it is a really socially polite thing to say. It implies that you're an experienced traveler and you are an all-around-nice person.

Don't allow your comfort zone limit you. Life is for living. Grab a bite and relish it. Situations and circumstances aren't always the same as they're "back home" and that is not necessarily a bad thing. Who cares if you make an error? So what if a person lunch wasn't your preferred? A smile goes a long way for all those who are around you and while you're at it give one for yourself.

You deserve it to be brave enough to take a chance.

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