He is Jose Ramon...latino lover extraordinaire

Jose Roman is a friend of Valeria's family and is fluent in English - a fact that means a lot because few people here speak fluent English and it is hard to spend a month in a country and struggle to communicate. 

Jose Ramon was my savior Saturday night at Valeria's surprise birthday party and kept me going with coherent conversation and laughs. Jose Ramon noticed I had limited people to mingle and converse with, so he made it a priority to speak English with me. Until we started talking, there might have even been a few guests who thought I was an outside photographer hired to shoot the event.  

At the end of night, which was really early morning, the party came to a close. As I got ready to head to bed, other guests were making plans to sleep over- Jose Ramon included. I told Jose Ramon he was more than welcome to sleep in my room, I had plenty of space with the hammock and bed.

Jose Ramon spent the night and we slept. We woke up and continued our conversation from the night before. As Jose Ramon prepared to leave, we had a laugh at how EVERYONE was going to think we had sex since he spent the night. Lets face it, most people assume two single people who sleep in the same room are in fact really sleeping together because the notion they would not be is hard for most to comprehend.

And assume they did! I was berated at dinner last night by the boys..."Oh, do you want to order the Jose Ramon special, you must have worked up quite the appetite last night. You must be ready for bed later since Jose Ramon didn't let you get any sleep last night." They were relentless and were not really interested to hear the truth.

When faced with a situation like that, sometimes it is just best to play along....who cares what others think when you know the truth.

After the barrage of innuendos on their part, I finally looked to the guys and said, "You want the truth....Jose Ramon was amazing, the best I have ever had." 

If only I could have thought quicker on my feet, I would elaborated and told the boys...

"He once traveled to and explored the Virgin Islands, when he left they were just “The Islands.”  His beard alone has experienced more than a lesser mans body. He once asked a woman to say ‘NO’ to him, just to try to understand rejection.  His personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards.  He speaks fluent French, in Russian.  He is so gentle with women, some have even fainted at his touch.  He is Jose Ramon, latino lover extraordinaire, he was amazing and the best I ever had."

Me with my latino lover extraordinaire, Jose Ramon.