As a free-lance editor, my husband works at home. Due to his quiet nature and sensitiveness to noise, he's led a secluded life. However, he knows it's not healthy to be a 24-hour homebody. In order to keep his sanity and privacy, he tries to do his daily exercise--walking on campus at night when the weather permits. Besides walking, he likes to spend some time at FM Station, a bakery which is across from the market in our neighborhood. He goes there 4 times a week, and every time he goes there, he orders exactly the same items to read with--a glass of iced green tea and a roll filled with creme. Then if the bakery is not crowded, he would sit at the same table reading for a couple of hours.
Every time before he goes, he asks me if I would like to go with him. 8 out 10 times my answer would be "No." Since I don't spend too much time at home, I want to enjoy being a couch potato when I have free time. How about the only two times when I say "Yes"? Only when I want to go to the market and when I want to please him, I would agree to go with him.
To be honest, FM Station is a very nice place to spend some afternoons when it's not crowded. This bakery has only 10 tables in its right side--8 tables for two people and 2 for four people. Most customers are regular ones, who want to get away from their chores. It's not a fancy bakery and doesn't have comfy chairs, so young people or lovers don't go there. Only housewives with their toddlers, middle-aged people, or freelancers like my husband would station there because of the low price of the drinks and rolls (3-4 US dollars). Though I don't like to go there, I enjoy their music a lot. Somehow the owner has his special taste about music--old Latin and English songs. Many restaurants play old English songs, but I haven't found another place which provides Spanish songs. Having spent two years in Spain, I LOVE to listen to songs in Spanish.
Thanks to FM Station, my husband has a motive to stay outside for a couple of hours every afternoon. Long live to FM Station!
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