¡No mames!

Otra vez?? En serio??? After the traumatizing loss of my beloved pesos 2 weeks ago, I was nearing the end of my loan from the school and had about 250 pesos left to last me through last night. Knowing that I would need it for dinner with my dear friend Marlies, I stashed it in a pencil case along with some other precious belongings ($40 US, emergency credit card, etc) in my "stuff" drawer in my closet. Apparently this spot is not as conspicuous as I thought.

So around 6:00, my landlord stops by to examine my bedroom for curtain measurements. He's a nice enough guy... very hospitable, never doubted that he was an upstanding moral citizen until... he's up there unsupervised for about 10 minutes while I'm downstairs talking on skype with my sister. He comes down eventually and asserts his need for a measuring tape and goes back up. He leaves about 5 minutes later.

7:15. Marlies is coming to pick me up for sushi in 10 minutes. I go upstairs to muster the last of my precious cash. Alas!!! It's nowhere to be found. $40 and 250 pesos vanished. This obviously came as a serious blow to me after the 1st incident. I am still undecided about how to go about handling it.

Here are the facts:
1) I have not spent any US $ here
2) I am 99% sure that I'm not a crazy sleep gambler.
3) My landlord is the only person that had been in my room besides me since I put the money in the pencil case.

UGH. I just want to feel safe in my home and place of work. Lessons learned: trust no one!