July 30, 2011

July will be over after today, and I’m coming up on my 2-month mark! Wow! How time flies, although it feels like a while ago that I arrived. What will it feel like once the 2 years really sets in?

So Friday was fun! In the morning we had Spanish and decided to meet in the park instead of the classroom back at the training center. We went to the post office and then to the bank. WE got back early 11:30 and didn’t really have anything till 1:30. Our health group met to talk about Guayaquil logistics. In the afternoon we had community banks and huertos. Although it started to rain so huertos were cut short. Yesterday was the day that Portia, Tom, Rebekah and I were going to stay at the training center to watch movies. We originally were going to this Peruvian restaurant for dinner but a bunch of people on the bus were going to a Brazilian restaurant. So we decided to go with them.

It ended up being Alex A. Bryan Hamilton, Tom, Portia, Jasmine and I. We first stopped at the Santa Maria to get money and then walked to the restaurant, which ended up being closed. All the time it’s pouring down rain, mind you. So we ended up hopping on a bus to Cumbaya to go to the Peruvian restaurant. The food was pretty good. I had this pork chop and rice dish and then we all got Pisco sours.

Those of us who were staying at the center had to be back by nine. We called 2 taxis to come pick us up and Jasmine hopped in with us. We had to pick up Rebekah on the way there so we just decided to invite Jasmine. It took awhile to find Rebekah’s house but we made it justo in time to have the guard let us in. We ended up making a little nest of blankets on the floor and only watching two movies; Friday and Kill Bill. I slept through most of the 2nd one. We headed up to the room at like 1:30 but didn’t fall asleep till probably 4 Am because we stayed up to talk.

Today was our last Saturday at the center. I didn’t have Spanish but because we slept at the center I went with Teresa’s class to watch Maria Full of Glory. Teresa said she couldn’t find it so instead we watched the last Scottish king (I think that’s what it’s called). After the movie we had talleres but Javi was out buying our tickets. So I went to the cooking class to help. They were making lentil patties with fruit salad and juice, turned out pretty well. Rebekah, Erika, Tom, Portia and I got a ride with Javi back into Tumbaco. Hopefully going out tonight then to papallacta tomorrow.