Hidden Treasures of Ecuador

me with the bulls with fire on their horns!

 

            So since the last time I’ve written, my life has been pretty interesting. That Saturday Santy was at school all day, so I just kind of hung out at his house til he got back. He got back super late, so he surprised me with purple flowers because he knows it’s my favorite color. We also got caramel apples from the parade which, like I’ve mentioned before, is like a week long! 

Ecuadorian Dynamics

            So I’m sure you’ve all been just dying to find out what I’ve been doing over the last two weeks, and I can tell you it’s been something! After I last wrote I did a bit more working at El Refugio. Friday was the church service yet again, and it was quite interesting to watch Santiago “at work”… let me tell you why.

When The Smoke Alarm Goes Off

my sissy Rebeca!

my twin brothers

            I love working with my host mom, Angelica. She is one of the sweetest and most patient people I know. I spent my first day working with her on Tuesday, and it was wonderful. If something is dropped or done wrong, she doesn’t get frustrated or overly worried. She just smiles and helps fix it. She always finds something for me to help out with, and isn’t afraid to help me experiment with cooking, even if I suck at it. Even if I’m the slowest onion cutter in the world, she’ll let me do it.

A Thousand Words

Good old McDonalds! And a yummy McFlurry :)

I think they actually put broken glass on the tops of walls and fences to keep people from climbing up... that or they know it looks super cool and colorful!

I love random Ecuadorian chickens <3 br="">

           Since the last time I wrote, things have definitely gotten a little better. That Friday I got to spend time with one of my little brothers, Kenner. I saw him playing ball outside by himself, so I got Santiago, and we went outside and played with him. At first we just threw the ball around, but then we played categories. Whoever lost had to spell their name with their butt! It was a lot of fun, and I was glad to be able to spend time with Kenner.

Feeling Like A Chicken...

They played us music as we ate :)

The Santos/Collaguazo family.. one of the strongest that I know.

           So there is a reason that I have not updated on what’s been going on. However, I can’t really write too much about it because it’s some personal stuff. I haven’t really been doing much of anything the last two weeks, so you haven’t missed too much. There were some good days, but the majority of the past two weeks hasn’t been so great.

Things I'm Not Used To

            Well, here it is! My first blog of the 2013 summer I’m spending in Ecuador. I can tell you already that it has been challenging for me, and I think even more so than last year. Let me tell you why.