Hola a todos,
Yet another school week is coming to a close and I am sitting here wondering where September went? Time is flying here! The past three days have been fantásticos. I have had a real desire to put myself out there and speak Spanish, even if I look like a fool at times. I am enjoying most of my classes here, especially yoga and drawing. Every week, yoga gets more and more intense….this week I mastered the headstand. What will next class bring? Only my loco professor would know. I am constantly impressed by him; he doesn’t seem to think being 70 years olds should hold him back in any way.
My weekend was lackadaisical: checked out the Guayasamin museum, a couple cathedrals, went out dancing, indulged in an incredible slice of warm apple pie, oh and can’t forget about that Charismatic church I went to on Sunday with Kristen! Let’s just say I am glad I went and I will never go back. I think it was good to be reminded that God isn’t just an English-speaking Protestant like me, and there are so many other styles of worship…even if some can seem a poco loco to me.
Well that’s all I’ve got for now. I’m not sure where I will end up this weekend, but I am sure I’ll have something to share by Monday!
Things I love about Ecuador:
1. Ecuadorians love their families (a lot)….and foreigners like me who want to be a part of their family.
2. llapingachos (cheese and potato pancakes, fried eggs, sausage, and avocados….mmmm)
3. The weather (sunny-breezy-cool)
4. The world stops when there is a futbol game
5. The cost of living….cheap cheap cheap!
Things I am not so fond of here:
1. It’s a machismo society, and a lot of men fit the stereotype.
2. Ecuadorians cancel plans last minute, no matter how elaborate the plan was.
3. Seeing poverty in the streets and not knowing what the right thing to do is
4. Their lack of fresh squeezed orange juice, although jugo de tomate arbole makes up for it. (tastes like fruit punch heaven)
5. Telanovelas…Spanish soap operas are all the rage here…but they are awfully tacky….sometimes I still get sucked in.
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