Getting My Fix

I think we all have addictions.  Some people struggle with smoking, others with television, and there even exists the internet addict.  My addiction is a fruit stand.

Really, it's more than just a fruit stand.  It's "Los Cocos," a family owned business located just a few blocks from St. Mary's campus.  I was first introduced to this utopia of produce during a field trip to a local bakery with one of the leaders of University Ministry. Wayne had taken Irene (new to UMin) and I to a Mexican bakery to order bread for the church services that would occur on Dia de los Muertos at the end of November.  Really, my position had nothing to do with the field trip, but I was hoping for a chance to practice my Spanish as well as eat some free carbs.  I totally got to do both!

On the way back to campus from the bakery, Wayne took Irene and I to Los Cocos to get fruit cups.  Really, that's all they are.  Plastic cups filled with deliciously ripe fruit.  You can either order a single fruit or a combination of your choice, including mango, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, coconut, cucumber, and jicama.  As some of you may have guessed, a cup of pure mango was my order.  This is where the addiction began. 

I soon found myself returning to Los Cocos, either when I was running errands around tomorrow by myself or if I organized a Los Cocos trip with co-workers during the workday.  My favorite orders are the cup of mango, strawberries with cream, aqua de horchata (a non-alcoholic beverage), or a mango milkshake.  A good estimate would be that I have been to Los Cocos about a dozen times in the past 3 weeks.  

The basic moral of the story is, come visit me in San Antonio, and be prepared to eat a lot of fruit :)