Packages

On Wednesday, we received notice that a package had been received in the post office for us.  We could not retrieve it the same day because the part of the post office that we needed was already closed.  So, on Thursday, we went down to the post office in the morning expecting to wait in line, pay our fee, and receive our package.  The post office had changed locations since the last we had visited (a year ago).  When we got there, we found that we had to ask for an appointment, or "turn," at customs (aduana).  There were no "turns" left for the day, so we received an opportunity to return the next day.  Thus on Friday, we returned to pay our fee at the post office (for them holding the box and sending a notification that it was there) only to find out that customs is no longer at the post office, but three blocks away in its own separate building.  At the aduana (customs), we waited for around an hour (thankfully we were number 2 on the list of appointments)... they were working on the computers and moving furniture. So, after 3 days and a lot of waiting, we finally received a care package that had the items we wanted to make Thanksgiving easier to share with the people around us (we are expecting 16 people this year), as well as a little candy from the states.