What are you wearing?

So the new love of my life is my professor, Jaqueline. She seems to surprise me, as well as the rest of the class today. Not only did she ask me what I was looking for in a man, but she also concluded that since we have not a lot of interesting stories to tell in the past few days that we are simply not going out on the town enough. This is funny because Jaqueline is a single, petite, middle aged woman, who does not drink at all. So we told her we would see what we could do and get back to her. I claimed it was the altitude preventing me from being more outgoing, and also because my mejor amiga, SF, is not here yet. That in julio I will have plenty of stories to tell. Promise.

Lesson #3 Just because you live in South America does not mean that you don´t have to wear clothes.

So yes, I am in a country that got its name from the Equator, but that does not mean it is 100 degrees everyday. You see I live in the mountains, and therefore the high everyday is a nice 65 degrees, and there is always a chance for rain or that the weather will change instantly and that it will be 75 degrees. At night it is chilly in the low 50s. So the key to success in Ecuador is layers. Once again Ole Miss study abroad was not helpful on making it clear that even when it is hot in Ecuador, unless you are on the coast, everyone is wearing long pants and long sleeves. Those traveling to Ecuador should bring pants (jeans/khakis) and maybe 3 pairs of shorts just in case. Also not too thick shirts, maybe a scarf or two, a few sweaters, one jacket (like a Northface shell or Patagonia fleece), one rain jacket ( I brought my Marmot) and an umbrella.

As for shoes: a pair of tennis shoes, chacos, sandals, and maybe one other pair.

For the post part I have worn chacos and tennis shoes, but today I wore a simple dress with a sweater and sandals. You will rarely see Ecuadorian toes. What do I mean by this? Well, I really don´t think they own any type of sandal shoe, everything is closed toe. So if you don´t mind getting a few stares here and there let the toes be free. I do.