Blogs from Guayaquil, West, Ecuador, South America - page 23

hier noch schnell ein paar Worte zu meiner Woche in New York... Endlich…viel Zeit ist seit meinem letzten Eintrag schon vergangen und viele Eindruecke und Erlebnisse haben meine Tage begleitet an denen ich euch heute auch mal wieder teilhaben lassen moechte. Die letzten Tage in den Staaten habe ich unglaublich genossen. Wir haben jede Menge unternommen, waren shoppen (dabei habe ich keinen einzigen Cent ausgegeben), haben uns am Beach vergnuegt, wobei am Abend ein riesen Feuerwerk den Himmel erleuchtete, wir waren bowlen, bei Hausparties, schicken Dinner und vieles mehr. Aufgrund des schlechten Wetters (es gab sogar eine Tornadowarnung) konnten wir nicht in den Freizeitpark wie urspruenglich geplant, doch dafuer sind wir ins US Navy Intepred Museum in New York City gefahren, was wirklich sehr interessant war. Wusstet ihr, dass man die Flaggen von verschiedenen Nationen an ... read more

...sorry it´s taken so long to get this out and published! WEDNESDAY (8-2) There was a little mal-function today at the house. These are times when I really miss my daddy. For some reason I couldn´t get my sink to turn off. The knob was apparently broken on the sink. After playing with it for a while I realized that applying pressure slows the current of the water enough that it´s not going to flood in my bathroom. Well, I couldn´t just stand there all morning pushing the handle down on the sink, so I grabbed two items nearby: a shoe and a box of tampons. Quickly I adjusted the items so that the toe of the shoe was touching the knob and the back to the box. The box was touching the mirror and therefore ... read more

Jepp, back in the big city. Arrived to the biggest city of Ecuador late Saturday night. You can really tell that this is a big city from the rythm of life and the stressed out faces of the people here (well... not as in London or Paris - everything is relative, but you get what I mean). The busride that took me here seemed to last forever. With the traditional music at a very loud volume (I am not quite sure, but I think that they played two different songs over and over for a couple of hours - but thank God I did not have to bear with the usual violent/porn movies on the TV that all buses, even the chabbiest ones seem to be equipped with), the dust flying around from the open door, ... read more

I wanted to send you this one last blog before my trip to the Sierra this week. You won´t be hearing from me for about another week again. Sorry again! As I write this blog, I´m enjoying a nice cup of Gerbers baby food. Mmm-mmm! Well allow me to tell you about my advertures for today. Well, it´s the 23rd day of July and two days until Indepence Day of Guayaquil! Already the streets are filled with baby blue and white colors and everyone is showing their Guayaquileña spirit! The day started like any normal Sunday morning, by us going to church. I can pretty much understand what´s being said, and I´ve gotten down most of the hymns that are sung. I still feel a little akward in a Catholic church, and sometimes feel like everyone´s ... read more

Hi all, We´re here in Ecuador (not Guayaquil though, we are in Manta, which wasn´t on the list... but we were in Guayaquil yesterday) and gearing up for a day on the beach. Our updated plan is to lay around today, head to Montecristi, Panama hat capitol of the world, tomorrow, then go north to the equator Wednesday, Colombia the next day and night, and then start bussing back to northern Peru to the beaches for our last week. How sad that summer is already on the way out... though we are looking forward to moving into our new house in Iowa City and starting school (yes we are nerds)!! So, just an update, hope all is well! Love you and miss you!!... read more