After the luxuries of Guayaquil, I am having a hard time accepting the cold weather, bathroom with no toilet seat, washing dishes in cold water, eating the same food everyday. Raining everyday. Winter is coming in June they say. I am happy to be going home in April, but also sad that Jose can not come. I'm going to miss him. I love Ecuador, but I miss NY. I miss speaking English. I miss warmth, modern plumbing, and washing machines! Everything is annoying me today, like the words ppl say a lot, "Ve" ve, ve, ve, ve, it means "look" Asips. Sips. Sips is like Yup in English. They tend to put a P on the end of everything. "Es muy caraps" *very expensive* Later: Gausal, EC Jose, Kevin, and I hiked up to Gausal.
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