Yeah, I’m Good With That
ByThis city can be tough on shoes. I learned immediately that it was easier to walk around in my Johnston & Murhpy’s than in Nikes, because you just don’t get the support needed to walk on cobblestones. When I wear tennis shoes around town, I end up with what feel like shin splints in my feet.
Anyway, eight months of this was apparently too much for my shoes, because a hole had worn through at the ball of my foot and the sole was beginning to separate from the leather uppers. I looked in vain for someone convenient, preferring not to drive to Pastores (famous for making cowboy boots), to find a shoemaker. As it turns out, the husband of one of the teachers at Academia Colonial, where I occasionally study Spanish, is a shoe maker.
I left the shoes for her and wondered what the odds were that they would be returned with one of those weird, elongated, square-toed designs so popular here. One week turned into two and my blood pressure rose a bit. I stopped by the school one day and there they were…perfect. The entire sole had been replaced and was perfectly fitted to my size 12 shoe. When I walk in them, there isn’t even that weird squeaking sound that I experienced when I last had my shoes resoled in Phoenix (apparently Guatemalans are better at this than Mexicans).
Anyway, the bill was only 100Q, and I’m pretty sure it’s the best resole I’ve ever had done. Welcome to GuateLiving.
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1 Comments
August 27th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Yeah well since most of the shoes are poorly made there is lots of work for those that repair them. I had some shoes fixed in Antigua, you know the elderly gentleman withe the hammer in hand and the nails in his mouth (was that the guy from a Disney movie?). They came out better than new, still holding up.
By the way it's better to use the word "economico" than "barato", you'll get a better response.