Well, again it's been a long time. This blog is going to be covering a visit to Quito and Ibarra, and then another visit to Ibarra, seperated by about a month I think.
Ibarra if you didn't already know, is my favorite place in Ecuador. The city is so beautiful, the people are so nice, the accent is so cool, the food is so good, the arts and crafts around the province are the best in Ecuador, my best friends in Ecuador live there, I have a second house there (feels like it), it's cool during the
Full Text Entry: Quito and Ibarra (twice)
Mountain shackSomeone's shack in the field. This is what a lot of Ecuador looks like.
Serious climbingLook at that serious face on Simon. Man. Everyone is jacked up and good to go.
Crazy CowTwo cows are standing in a field and one cow says to the other cow "Have you heard about the new mad cow disease?" The other cow looks over and says "Yeah, makes me glad I'm a penguin." Or something
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FenescaMMMMMMMM. Rich, rich, rich. It has at least 10 different grains in it, then is piled with avacado, fish, empanadas, fried goodies, more vegetables, and other stuff. By the end it was naptime. This
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Hot springsWe went to some hot springs up in the mountains. It was damn cool. We'd go from 40 degrees C, to the polar plunge pool, which was just air temperature water, then back, it was so refreshing. A good
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My favorite paintingThis painting was reproduced all over Otavalo. Does anyone know anything about it? It was my personal favorite of all the ones I saw.
Simon says:I don't know what was going on here. We were in some empanada place run by a guy from Argentina.
HORNADOThis is one of the things that freaks out people that come to Ecuador. Just...a whole ovenroasted pig staring at you from its vat in markets and on the street. It's so delicious. You get a bag with
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San AntonioThis is a city famous for its woodcarvings. That's the main industry here, and all you'll see is guys sitting around woodcarving, and when not woodcarving they're playing chess on the boards they car
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The Music ManThat's simon. 3 music playing devices. This was when Niklas left I think. That's Kenneth at right. Lukas center stage.
My legs are made of alfeñiqueI think I spelled alfeñique wrong in my other blogs. Oh well. It's so darn good I wanted my legs to be made out of it. They didn't last too long though.
Lukas's familyThese are the people that I love in Lukas's house. His sister and his mom are so nice. And they talk in the cutest way. Seriously. I can't get enough of their accent. I secretly think of them as
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Lukas's sisterAt the fashion show. I think she works in fashion herself, has gone to school to be a lawyer, and teaches English and Law at the university. Something like that. She's crazy. I see her at like, 2
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Some famous guySome famous singer at the fashion show. I've seen his CD's around, just yesterday actually. We sat one table over from him.
Lukas and his girlfriendI don't remember her name I guess. Sorry Lukas. At the fashion show. Did I mention Lukas was modeling? It was pretty damn cool.
Kenneth's...last night.I want to say it was his last night. Could have been his 2nd to last night. This is where the cities main discotech is. Tsunami. It's weird, in Ibarra it's all about the discotechs. In my city I
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Send Private Messagefried guinea pig! NOOOOO!
also the thing about people being angry, yah that's pretty much how we do it in my family too, you eventually learn to pick up on the signals^^
Hey Nathaniel que Onda? Como te va? segun leo te la estas pasando re bien. Comiendo, hablando and flirtig with the girls. Just don't forget... TAKIYP. Me da gusto que todo vaya bien. Ya mero se acaba el año, asi es que aprovecha, aprovecha y aprovecha tu experiencia. Hey! has tenido oportnidad de visitar una Peña? todabia existen? ( lugar donde escuchas usica de " La nueva cancion" y tomas cafe y platicas y cosas asi. Pues si existen ve a una. Nomas no digas que eres el CHE' ( Shay) :) o creeran que eres revolucionario.
Cuidate Nathaniel. Espero verte pronto. Saludos de todos los Leal. Ciao Benito.
Nathaniel,
I'm glad you remember, yet slightly embarassed that you do.
Beyond that, I'm thrilled you're having a good time, finishing up my last week of school here at St. Thomas. 15 pages give or take to do on my paper due Fri... three more finals to take.
San antonio, patron saint of miracles pray for us!
peace, God bless, and hope to hear from you soon.
-Adam
