Jessie's been replaced by 5 Mexican immigrants.

So I've seen the new inhabitants of apt. #3 (Jessie's old apartment in my building until a few months ago when someone stole him away from me but I'm not bitter and I digress). I hadn't formally met them until last night when I ran into the mother on the steps. She and her husband and the two kids (I believe that's the grouping) live in Jessie's former tiny studio. And the mother was sitting on the steps talking in Spanish to a young girl who has just arrived from Oaxaca, Mexico and will be staying with them now too. Whew! That's a whole lotta people in a tiny studio. Anyway, I talked a little in Spanish to them and they kept talking to me in English so it was a little strange. I think they were trying to practice as I was trying to practice. The new arrival spoke no English at all and just kept smiling. Maybe soon I'll be down in their apartment in my pajamas watching bad rented movies just like before with Jessie. Or maybe not.... Either way, they seem really nice and happy to be there.