ok first off before I say anything else- I am almost sure I saw my breath this morning at 8am on my way to class!!! very well could have been an illusion considering my brain doesn't funcition very well at that ubsurd time of day-especially after walking up that damn mountain :) but thought it was interesting-definitely caught me off guard but dont worry-at the worst it was a frigid temperature of maybe 50 degrees F-and worked its way up to 61 degrees F brrrrrr lol get out the winter coats....
the weather is something i definitely can't complain about but I do admit at some times I have no problem finding other problems
my mom wrote me today-scolding me about my lack of consistency with my blog (my apologies- i believe me falta (i am missing) two which i plan to catch up on very soon but in my defense this is the longest i have ever kept up with any ritual to date) she also continued to say that she thought in ecuador my life would slow down and that "i would take time to smell the roses..." even though salome and edwin do own a huge rose plantation and there are always fresh roses in the house-let me tell you ecuador is kicking my butt.......
along with roses i have been able to enjoy: pink eye-TWICE, mosquito bites (and i swear the mosquitos are on steroids they itch sooo much), sun burn and diarrea WELCOME TO ECUADOR lol
i have been home sick lately probably due to all the thinks mentioned above i lost it the other day (this past sunday) and the weird thing is i had a great day-i had a great weekend ...
on friday me sarah and molly (LOVE THEM) went to the supercines movie theater in quito to see "El Dia de los Enomoradas" or in english: Valentine's Day (cute movie) which was amazing because in the supercines movie theater there is the option of the "sala VIP" (VIP room) which is like a balcony above the theater and you get to sit in extremely comfy oversized leather lazy boy seats WITH a recliner pure genious!!!!!!! and on top of that the VIP sala has a waiter to bring you your concession snacks and drinks lol quite the experience!!!
on saturday the three of us met op with some other friends to go see my first soccer game in quito! it was against the quito teams Espoli and Deportiva Quito it wasn't a lega game (the most popular team in ecuador) so it wasn't too packed but nonetheless the fans that were there were loco soccer definitely isn't a sport here-it is a way of life
and then after the game we did the unthinkable---we went to chili's the chipotle chicken alfredo????AMAZING lol i'm not ashamed to say it originally we were going to join our friends at some shwarma place but considering our last trip during carnaval (which i will tell you about in my next blog) was similar to the exorcist due to food poisoning....american food sounded just fine lol
And on sunday was my favorite day-we celebrated salome and edwin's granddaughter, Isabela's 7th birthday at our house we acutally had celebrated on her original birthday on the 10th but since it was a school night-we didn't do much but we did order in chinese!! who would have thought that ecuador would have half way decent chinese food???!? (definitely NOT imperial palace or rainbow garden tho) :) and we had cake and sang happy birthday (IN ENGLISH which was weird but i guess that is the think to do) and then it is tradition here for the birthday person to take the first bite out of the cake just with their mouth before cutting it
anyways we celebrated again on sunday outside with a group of about 20-25 people-the whole family and friends of the family it was a great day and it reminded me a lot of home ....before the party i accompanied salome and edwin to their church for an early morning service-the church was beautiful but it reminded me of being home at faith church and then when the whole family was over- we went to the park in our barrio (neighborhood) and played a game of soccer later on...it reminded me of being with my family at home with all my cousins :( so when the day was done and everyone left and i was in my little casita (house) alone talking with ron I lost it completely lost it just how much i miss everyone completely hit me dont get me wrong i love it here (mosquitos and all) but you really dont know how much you have until you're gone i have to admit i didn't know it was going to be this hard missing everyone
but the good news is my dad gets to come visit in a little over a month!!! I couldn't be more excited! He is coming April 2nd and is going to stay with me during my spring break here (Semana Santa-Holy Week) It is crazy how time flys its weird there are some days-especially the days we have beans with salchipapas (hot dogs) and rice for lunch (DISGUSTING) I think that 3 months is forevvvveeeerrr but then on the flip side: i counted and i only have 12 more weekends!!! and only 8 of those are free because 2 of them are planned trips with my program and then the other two are with my dad
8 weekends doesn't seem like that much-especially when i still have so much that i want to see and do and learn but i do know i will be in much need of home sweet home by the end
i already started a list of things that i want my dad to bring me when he comes the list is:
#1-A sandwhich-any sandwhich-from jimmy johns (#5) or spicy Italian from subway or panera mmmmm my number one craving that you can't find anywhere in ecuador
-another one of my bras bc i left one of mine at one of the hostels i think-i cant find it so i only have 2 right now grrr
-FRUIT SNACKS
-starburst they dont have them here either
-more sunblock (more like SPF 80)
-A&F green bag
-Gummy life savers (berry)
-My black shorts- I cant believe they told us not to bring shorts!! it is ecuador!!! it is 80 degrees EVERYONE has shorts
-imperial palace :)
-more underwear-im getting bored of mine here hahahahaha
-someone to thread my eyebrows
-SUPER POWER bug repelent-or maybe just the mosquito exterminator in general
-chicle (gum)
-the book spanish for dummies lol
-my boyfriend
-and if there is room in his suitcase, some olive garden :)
the weather is something i definitely can't complain about but I do admit at some times I have no problem finding other problems
my mom wrote me today-scolding me about my lack of consistency with my blog (my apologies- i believe me falta (i am missing) two which i plan to catch up on very soon but in my defense this is the longest i have ever kept up with any ritual to date) she also continued to say that she thought in ecuador my life would slow down and that "i would take time to smell the roses..." even though salome and edwin do own a huge rose plantation and there are always fresh roses in the house-let me tell you ecuador is kicking my butt.......
along with roses i have been able to enjoy: pink eye-TWICE, mosquito bites (and i swear the mosquitos are on steroids they itch sooo much), sun burn and diarrea WELCOME TO ECUADOR lol
i have been home sick lately probably due to all the thinks mentioned above i lost it the other day (this past sunday) and the weird thing is i had a great day-i had a great weekend ...
on friday me sarah and molly (LOVE THEM) went to the supercines movie theater in quito to see "El Dia de los Enomoradas" or in english: Valentine's Day (cute movie) which was amazing because in the supercines movie theater there is the option of the "sala VIP" (VIP room) which is like a balcony above the theater and you get to sit in extremely comfy oversized leather lazy boy seats WITH a recliner pure genious!!!!!!! and on top of that the VIP sala has a waiter to bring you your concession snacks and drinks lol quite the experience!!!
on saturday the three of us met op with some other friends to go see my first soccer game in quito! it was against the quito teams Espoli and Deportiva Quito it wasn't a lega game (the most popular team in ecuador) so it wasn't too packed but nonetheless the fans that were there were loco soccer definitely isn't a sport here-it is a way of life
and then after the game we did the unthinkable---we went to chili's the chipotle chicken alfredo????AMAZING lol i'm not ashamed to say it originally we were going to join our friends at some shwarma place but considering our last trip during carnaval (which i will tell you about in my next blog) was similar to the exorcist due to food poisoning....american food sounded just fine lol
And on sunday was my favorite day-we celebrated salome and edwin's granddaughter, Isabela's 7th birthday at our house we acutally had celebrated on her original birthday on the 10th but since it was a school night-we didn't do much but we did order in chinese!! who would have thought that ecuador would have half way decent chinese food???!? (definitely NOT imperial palace or rainbow garden tho) :) and we had cake and sang happy birthday (IN ENGLISH which was weird but i guess that is the think to do) and then it is tradition here for the birthday person to take the first bite out of the cake just with their mouth before cutting it
anyways we celebrated again on sunday outside with a group of about 20-25 people-the whole family and friends of the family it was a great day and it reminded me a lot of home ....before the party i accompanied salome and edwin to their church for an early morning service-the church was beautiful but it reminded me of being home at faith church and then when the whole family was over- we went to the park in our barrio (neighborhood) and played a game of soccer later on...it reminded me of being with my family at home with all my cousins :( so when the day was done and everyone left and i was in my little casita (house) alone talking with ron I lost it completely lost it just how much i miss everyone completely hit me dont get me wrong i love it here (mosquitos and all) but you really dont know how much you have until you're gone i have to admit i didn't know it was going to be this hard missing everyone
but the good news is my dad gets to come visit in a little over a month!!! I couldn't be more excited! He is coming April 2nd and is going to stay with me during my spring break here (Semana Santa-Holy Week) It is crazy how time flys its weird there are some days-especially the days we have beans with salchipapas (hot dogs) and rice for lunch (DISGUSTING) I think that 3 months is forevvvveeeerrr but then on the flip side: i counted and i only have 12 more weekends!!! and only 8 of those are free because 2 of them are planned trips with my program and then the other two are with my dad
8 weekends doesn't seem like that much-especially when i still have so much that i want to see and do and learn but i do know i will be in much need of home sweet home by the end
i already started a list of things that i want my dad to bring me when he comes the list is:
#1-A sandwhich-any sandwhich-from jimmy johns (#5) or spicy Italian from subway or panera mmmmm my number one craving that you can't find anywhere in ecuador
-another one of my bras bc i left one of mine at one of the hostels i think-i cant find it so i only have 2 right now grrr
-FRUIT SNACKS
-starburst they dont have them here either
-more sunblock (more like SPF 80)
-A&F green bag
-Gummy life savers (berry)
-My black shorts- I cant believe they told us not to bring shorts!! it is ecuador!!! it is 80 degrees EVERYONE has shorts
-imperial palace :)
-more underwear-im getting bored of mine here hahahahaha
-someone to thread my eyebrows
-SUPER POWER bug repelent-or maybe just the mosquito exterminator in general
-chicle (gum)
-the book spanish for dummies lol
-my boyfriend
-and if there is room in his suitcase, some olive garden :)
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