Rosa is a Brichera
Posted on 22. Aug, 2008 by Colin in peru
The end of Rosa and I is coming soon. You’ve have gathered that I am not in love and cheat whenever possible. She has started to go a little crazy. She’s begun her efforts in trying to change a man.
She really lost her mind last week. I’d been making plans to leave the country in September to renew my tourist visa. I was juggling different options between visiting a friend in Hong Kong, meeting another in Caracas, or going to Santiago with Karin and another Dutch girl. I couldn’t pull the trigger.
So Rosa came up with an idea and, before explaining it to me, she told me to not take this the wrong way. She explained that, to make it easier on me because it’s such a hassle that I have to leave the country every ninety days, then (as a favor to me and to help me out) she’d be willing to marry me so I could get Peruvian citizenship. I laughed. Now I laugh how much she phrased it as a favor to me.
Peruvian friends say Rosa is not a brichera. She doesn’t speak English and has never dated a gringo – two key traits of a real brichera. However, she’s lost her mind regardless so we’re basically finished. I met two potential replacements in the last couple weeks, one of which is a 28 year-old lawyer who I’m going out with after tonight’s game.
Related posts:
- The Brichera Scowl and The Second Date I got the feeling Friday that I needed a woman soon or my testicles might implode. So I went out alone on a mission. I met a girl in a bar. Her name was Maria and she was really into Latin rock. She wasn't a tomboy by American standards, but...
- Amigos and Bricheras SUMMARY: I learn a new word: 'brichera'. I define it and describe meeting one. My old boss in the States, who's seen much of South America, told me "Latinos are very curious about America and Americans," and that he enjoyed "semi rock-star status" in a lot of places. I got...
- Sleaze in Arequipa (and God’s Punishment) SUMMARY: Dennis comes to Arequipa. Another drunken gringo weekend and its aftermath with pictures. Dennis arrived Thursday and got a kick-ass tour of Arequipa if I don't mind pattin' myself on the back. I showed him Plaza de Armas, Plaza España, Plaza las Americas, el Mirador de Sachaca, and more....
- More Gringos Visit: Inebriation Ensues SUMMARY: Chuck and Steve visit Arequipa for another drunken gringo weekend. Chuck and Steve came to Arequipa for the weekend. Chuck arrived Thursday night and Steve arrived Friday morning. I planned on taking Chuck to Dady O's - a sleazy reggaeton club downtown known for young easy women and dirt...
- Cariñoso and My First Fulbito Game SUMMARY: I describe my new girlfriend and my first fulbito game. Then more culture. Before our first date, Rosa was worried I'd be a cold gringo but has since told me that I am cariñoso - affectionate. The word cariñoso is used in Spanish much more often than 'affectionate' is...
Recent Comments