It isn't very many, but here are some pictures of where I live. I've barely brought my camera out since I've been here so I really need to start taking some more pictures!
This is the view from my bedroom window. That is the Cayambe volcano which you can only see on really clear days ...
This picture shows the exact same mountains where the volcano is, except you would never even know that a volcano is there because the clouds completely cover it!
During the weekend of the big fiesta, you can hear these people walking down the streets playing music and dancing. When we heard them coming my family frantically started piling food on plates for the group of musicians. Then once they arrived at our house and ate TONS of food, we joined them and danced and sang all the way to the center of town.
Dancing and singing all the way to town ...
Once you get to the center of town, you literally do not stop dancing and singing for the entire night. The songs are so pretty and fun to sing (even though I just had to sing "watermelon watermelon..." the whole time because I didn't know the words). The dancing is not so much dancing as it is rythmic walking ... which was good for me since we all know that my dancing abilities don't go beyond junior high freak dancing. Just kidding... kinda.
I don't care what anyone says about not eating street food ... empanadas off the street are the best things I have ever tasted! I could sit next to the little stand and eat them allllll day.
i hate you. just because you get to pluck chickens does not make you cool. no really. i want to be you.
ReplyDeletei want to travel around South America for a month! but at least bring me back a shirt that says "my daughter traveled all over Ecuador and Peru and all I got was this stupid shirt" hahaha LOVE that you are getting this experience!
ReplyDeleteI still remember being really little in mass and you told me to just mouth "watermelon watermelon watermelon" when I didn't know what to say. Glad to hear that tip is still coming in handy.
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