So I didn´t end up going to the beach. Hopwood called me and told me he thought I might die if I came alone. I would like to note here that Haas and Matthew began learning Spanish last week, traveled at night, and had no guide book what so ever, just kinda went for it. But I took there advice and I now have a TAME airline ticket now that I can use whenever I want to, but I haven´t decided where that will be quite yet.
This past weekend, I did a lot of family bonding with my host family which included a trip to the mall to eat at my brother-in-laws favorite place, El Corral. It is a Colombia fast food restaurant that serves the ¨best¨ hamburgers in Ecuador. He was right. They cook to the order, and it takes about 8 to 10 minutes for them to cook your hamburger after you order. I loved watching my host mother, Maya, pour BBQ sauce all over hers.
I also went to the market in Quito where I got to use my Spanish and bardering skills to buy a Hammock for $13 dollars (Amy and Morgan this will benefit you too), a cool t-shirt for my little sister, Madison for $4 and a coin purse with her favorite animal, a horse, for $1. I would have bought more, but SF I am waiting for you.
Lesson #2: Know your bathroom
In Ecuador, depending on where you are there may be a limit on the amount of toilet paper you can use and how much can go in the toilet. I am not making this up. Nobody told the the students from Ole Miss this before we came (thanks, Brett). I was lucky to have done a little research before hand. Sometimes you are given rations of toilet paper. For example, while I was in the bathroom at the mall I had to wave my hand under a machine that looked like a hand dryer and it gave me some toilet paper before I entered the actual stall. The plumbing is not the greatest in Ecuador and often there are no signs in the bathroom to tell you the proper procedure. A lot of trial and error.
Awkward Moment #2:
We were at the Virgin of Ecuador statue yesterday and Hunter N. and I had to go to the bathroom. So we make a little trek over to the out house, where Hunter goes to the boy side and I go to the girl side, where I am met by a small old woman who hands me some toilet paper.I had read about this in my books but hoped it wasn't true. So I get in the bathroom and take care of business. But I then look over to the waste basket to see that is where all the toilet paper is. Thus, I quickly grab the toilet paper that is not all wet from the toilet and toss it in the waste basket. Thank goodness I did because there is no power to the flush. While all of this is going on Hunter is caring on a nice conversation with the woman, but both of us had forgotten to read that it cost us $.10 to use the bathroom. She starts yelling at Hunter "Money!" Hunter ask me to spot him haha I give her a quarter and we make it out alive.
Altitude update: I have almost gotten used to it. Now I just have to get used to these crazy bus rides with out feeling like I am going to blow chunks.
¡Chao!
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