Hello all!
First, sorry it's been so long since my last post! I actually just added the one from October 21- my internet has been really slow recently and I haven't been able to upload it until now. So here it is!
I am currently in the process of uploading pictures to my flickr account, so by the time you read this, chances are they will be there! I am taking advantage of the mariachi music keeping me awake and the relatively fast internet in the middle of the night.
Last week, I found out that I do not have to go to class this week, since my class will be taking exams. Also, the week after this is a week of vacations for the whole school, so I won't be going then either! I counted, and in a 4 week period, I will have gone to school two days. :)
Nothing too exciting going on here, I just wanted to let everyone know that I am doing fine!
Make sure you check out my pictures- they're a lot more interesting than reading blog postings anyway. Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/estoyenecuador/sets/72157622121121932/
LOVE, Kirsty
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
tons of exchange students, and tons of fish
I have returned from the Rotary trip, sunburnt and REALLY tired.
Saturday afternoon I drove with my friend’s host parents to a beach that is about 30 minutes from Portoviejo. It is not very far for us, but for the people who live in the highlands of Ecuador, the trip was quite a bit longer (8+ hours). The next day, we all got on three huge buses and drove BACK to Portoviejo to be in a parade for the festivals of Portoviejo. It was kind of weird- we were all just carrying our flags and walking through the streets. It was fun though. Right as we were getting back on the busses, a girl who was standing two or three people behind me in line was holding her camera, when some random guy ran by, and tried to grab it! She had the wrist strap on, so he didn’t end up getting her camera, but when he grabbed it, he pulled her really hard and she fell, and she was REALLY scared. I was too- I didn’t know what was happening at first but as soon as I figured it out, I jumped on the bus. SO, that was my first time seeing an attempted-robbery. Hip hip hooray!
After the parade, and after that, we all got back on the bus and drove to another cute little town named Montecristi that has a craft market. Montecristi is actually where Panama Hats are made, which is pretty cool. Apparently when the hats were exported to sell in other places, they were taken to Panama first, and then to Asia and Europe and the rest of the Americas. And for some reason ‘Panama’ stuck better than ‘Ecuador’. The hats are woven out of some sort of plant called paja toquilla, and they’re pretty cool. After wandering around the market for a while, we got back on the buses and went to yet another city- Manta. Manta is about 30 minutes away from Portoviejo as well, and there are 4 exchange students who live there. We went to the Manta Yacht Club for lunch, which was really good. After, we went back to Crucita for the night. Monday, some of us woke up early (5:30 a.m.) and walked down the beach to where all of the fishing boats unload the fish, and where they are cleaned and then taken off in trucks. It was really interesting. There were TONS of people there, and even more dogs and pelicans trying to get the fish and even MORE fish. Lots and lots of fish. We had the rest of the day at the beach, which was fun, except there were tons of jellyfish so a lot of people got stung. Tuesday we hung out at the beach in the morning and then drove BACK to Portoviejo in the afternoon. When we were dropped off at the hotel, they told us that we needed to be ready to leave again at 7 o’clock sharp, which in Ecuador means maybe 7:45, or 8:00, or maybe even 8:30. Anyway, we waited for a while for our bus, which we thought was going to take us to a place to have dinner. Instead, a different bus came, one that had bench seats inside. There are a WHOLE LOT of exchange students- about 120, so naturally, the buses filled up pretty quickly. Once all of the seats were filled, we started getting ON TOP of the bus, where there is a little railing that keeps you from falling off. THEN, a mariachi band climbed on top of one of the buses, and started playing. So we drove around Portoviejo for about half an hour, listening to the mariachi band, and wondering what on earth we were actually doing. It was so weird, but a lot of fun as well. After that, the bus things took us to a banquet-hall sort of thing (which TOTALLY did not look like it belonged in Portoviejo), where we thought we were going to be fed dinner, since it was like 9:30. INSTEAD, we spent an hour and a half electing a ‘King and Queen of the Trip’, because apparently that’s what you do in Ecuador. It was weird as well, and slightly less appreciated than the bus-trip thing because we didn’t eat dinner until after 11! After dinner, there was a dance sort of thing until 2:30, and we ended up arriving back at the hotel at about 3-ish. And then had to get up at 8 this morning, which was not fun.
So now I am sunburnt and really tired, and plan on spending the rest of the day relaxing.
Love you all!
Kirsty
Saturday afternoon I drove with my friend’s host parents to a beach that is about 30 minutes from Portoviejo. It is not very far for us, but for the people who live in the highlands of Ecuador, the trip was quite a bit longer (8+ hours). The next day, we all got on three huge buses and drove BACK to Portoviejo to be in a parade for the festivals of Portoviejo. It was kind of weird- we were all just carrying our flags and walking through the streets. It was fun though. Right as we were getting back on the busses, a girl who was standing two or three people behind me in line was holding her camera, when some random guy ran by, and tried to grab it! She had the wrist strap on, so he didn’t end up getting her camera, but when he grabbed it, he pulled her really hard and she fell, and she was REALLY scared. I was too- I didn’t know what was happening at first but as soon as I figured it out, I jumped on the bus. SO, that was my first time seeing an attempted-robbery. Hip hip hooray!
After the parade, and after that, we all got back on the bus and drove to another cute little town named Montecristi that has a craft market. Montecristi is actually where Panama Hats are made, which is pretty cool. Apparently when the hats were exported to sell in other places, they were taken to Panama first, and then to Asia and Europe and the rest of the Americas. And for some reason ‘Panama’ stuck better than ‘Ecuador’. The hats are woven out of some sort of plant called paja toquilla, and they’re pretty cool. After wandering around the market for a while, we got back on the buses and went to yet another city- Manta. Manta is about 30 minutes away from Portoviejo as well, and there are 4 exchange students who live there. We went to the Manta Yacht Club for lunch, which was really good. After, we went back to Crucita for the night. Monday, some of us woke up early (5:30 a.m.) and walked down the beach to where all of the fishing boats unload the fish, and where they are cleaned and then taken off in trucks. It was really interesting. There were TONS of people there, and even more dogs and pelicans trying to get the fish and even MORE fish. Lots and lots of fish. We had the rest of the day at the beach, which was fun, except there were tons of jellyfish so a lot of people got stung. Tuesday we hung out at the beach in the morning and then drove BACK to Portoviejo in the afternoon. When we were dropped off at the hotel, they told us that we needed to be ready to leave again at 7 o’clock sharp, which in Ecuador means maybe 7:45, or 8:00, or maybe even 8:30. Anyway, we waited for a while for our bus, which we thought was going to take us to a place to have dinner. Instead, a different bus came, one that had bench seats inside. There are a WHOLE LOT of exchange students- about 120, so naturally, the buses filled up pretty quickly. Once all of the seats were filled, we started getting ON TOP of the bus, where there is a little railing that keeps you from falling off. THEN, a mariachi band climbed on top of one of the buses, and started playing. So we drove around Portoviejo for about half an hour, listening to the mariachi band, and wondering what on earth we were actually doing. It was so weird, but a lot of fun as well. After that, the bus things took us to a banquet-hall sort of thing (which TOTALLY did not look like it belonged in Portoviejo), where we thought we were going to be fed dinner, since it was like 9:30. INSTEAD, we spent an hour and a half electing a ‘King and Queen of the Trip’, because apparently that’s what you do in Ecuador. It was weird as well, and slightly less appreciated than the bus-trip thing because we didn’t eat dinner until after 11! After dinner, there was a dance sort of thing until 2:30, and we ended up arriving back at the hotel at about 3-ish. And then had to get up at 8 this morning, which was not fun.
So now I am sunburnt and really tired, and plan on spending the rest of the day relaxing.
Love you all!
Kirsty
Friday, October 16, 2009
what language is THAT?
Yesterday a very strange thing took place. I went out, with only two other exchange students (and ZERO Ecuadorians) and went walking in downtown Portoviejo! And it wasn’t as scary as I thought it was going to be. Leslie from Washington state, Amina from Switzerland and I went exploring. Leslie and I went to the post office first to pick up a package, and then we met Amina at her house. She lives pretty much in the middle of downtown, above a computer store that her parents own and work in. We walked through the streets close to where she lives, and ended up buying a TON of pirated DVDs. Hip Hip Hooray for $1 movies! Oh, and Hip Hip Hooray for terrible quality pirated DVDs too! At least two of the ones that I bought are not in English OR Spanish, and they actually have some really strange language (like, Arabic or something) subtitles and then Spanish subtitles on top of those. I just can’t wait to watch those. It will be hilarious. We’ll see if I actually understand or not. :) We also bought some real high quality ‘ray ban’ sunglasses that are actually ‘reg bay’s. Oh, and we have discovered something about the clothes here. There is a (pretty much) foolproof way to figure out the general price of anything- if it is cute enough to buy, it is expensive. And if it is something that you wouldn’t ever really want to wear, it is cheap.
We then walked back to Amina’s house, and then to the gym that we’ve been doing our dance-class things in. Afterwards, we all went back to my host family’s house, and met my host mom’s friends from Minnesota who visit Portoviejo ever year to do medical work here. It was really strange to meet Americans. It was also really strange to imagine them only being here for a week- I guess it just never occurred to me that you can actually book flights within less than 10 months of each other. After talking to them for a while, and eating barbeque that my host father made, we took a taxi to the mall to meet up with two other exchange students and see a movie. Amina and Leslie ended up staying the night at my house, and then we spent almost all day today at my house playing card games and talking!
I am leaving town tomorrow afternoon to go on a Rotary trip with ALL of the Rotary Exchange Students here in Ecuador- there are about 120 of us! This trip, we are staying quite close to where I live- actually, within 45 minutes of where I live, which kind of sucks because it’s so close by, but it will be fun anyway. I have only met about half of the exchange students so far, and it will be good to get to meet the others. I will post another update on Wednesday or Thursday after I get home!
Have a good weekend and I’ll post again this week!
LOVE, Kirsty
We then walked back to Amina’s house, and then to the gym that we’ve been doing our dance-class things in. Afterwards, we all went back to my host family’s house, and met my host mom’s friends from Minnesota who visit Portoviejo ever year to do medical work here. It was really strange to meet Americans. It was also really strange to imagine them only being here for a week- I guess it just never occurred to me that you can actually book flights within less than 10 months of each other. After talking to them for a while, and eating barbeque that my host father made, we took a taxi to the mall to meet up with two other exchange students and see a movie. Amina and Leslie ended up staying the night at my house, and then we spent almost all day today at my house playing card games and talking!
I am leaving town tomorrow afternoon to go on a Rotary trip with ALL of the Rotary Exchange Students here in Ecuador- there are about 120 of us! This trip, we are staying quite close to where I live- actually, within 45 minutes of where I live, which kind of sucks because it’s so close by, but it will be fun anyway. I have only met about half of the exchange students so far, and it will be good to get to meet the others. I will post another update on Wednesday or Thursday after I get home!
Have a good weekend and I’ll post again this week!
LOVE, Kirsty
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
how to: raise shrimp and de-shell rice
Today I skipped school to go to the beach! And it was definitely worth it. I went with my friend Leslie and her host father to a beach called Bahia, which is about an hour and a half from Portoviejo. If I had gone to school, I would have spent about 75% of the time spacing out, about 15% talking with people, and about 10% being confused. Instead, I spent all day having fun AND I learned how rice is taken out of it’s shells, how shrimp are farmed, and I explored a new city. DEFINITELY worth it.
On the way to Bahia, we stopped at a stand on the side of the road and drank coconut milk and ate some coconut! It was the first time I had done that, so that was cool. We apparently took a really old road to get there so that Leslie’s host father could show us some more of the country, which was really nice. The road was really old, and was REALLY torn up, because in the wintertime (American winter-time/Ecuadorian rainy-season) it often floods there, and a river ends up flowing over the road, which pretty much destroys it. And apparently the government doesn’t want to fix it. It was very cool though- we drove by a lot of places where fruit is grown- we saw HUGE fields of rice, onions, and papaya, and tons of lime and coconut trees. It was cool. The region of Ecuador that I live in is pretty hilly, and in most of the valleys, there are green, well watered sections that are used for growing crops. It is weird because there is such a difference between the valleys, where everything is green, and the rest of the land, where everything is brown and super dry.
We stopped twice more on the way to Bahia- once to learn how rice is de-shelled, and once to see where shrimp are raised. There’s not really a whole lot to say about either of those. Rice goes in the machine in a little yellow shell thingy, and comes out warm and shell-less. And baby shrimp have to be kept in 33 degree Celcius water when they are being raised. And they are tiny- you can only see them with a microscope! Here are some pictures:
this is the machine that de-shells the rice:
what goes in, and what comes out!
me, leslie's host dad, and leslie, playing with the warm rice :)
where the baby shrimp live before they move to the big pond
When we finally got to Bahia, we went to a restaurant to get something to eat. Ceviche is really popular here- I have had it a couple of times, since my host family eats it every Sunday. It’s definitely not my favorite- I usually plan on eating a big breakfast so that I’m not very hungry for lunch. Anyway, I ordered ceviche for lunch, since the only kind I had had until today was the type that my family makes. And I discovered that ceviche actually can be really good.
After eating, Leslie’s dad dropped us off at the beach, which was completely empty (as most beaches probably are on random Wednesday afternoons), and we called another exchange student that we know who is living in Bahia. He ended up coming to the beach and we hung out with him there and walked around the city for a while. It was a lot of fun- Bahia is small, but it is pretty. In 1982, there was a really big earthquake, and a lot of the buildings fell down, so most things are relatively new. And, it also claims to be an eco-friendly city (which I kind of doubt), but still, it’s a whole lot cleaner than all of the other places I’ve been to in Ecuador. It was actually kind of shocking when the streets weren’t filled with trash. And it’s kind of sad that that is shocking to me now…
And so now I am exhausted, as I always am after going to the beach. Buenas noches!
LOVE, Kirsty
On the way to Bahia, we stopped at a stand on the side of the road and drank coconut milk and ate some coconut! It was the first time I had done that, so that was cool. We apparently took a really old road to get there so that Leslie’s host father could show us some more of the country, which was really nice. The road was really old, and was REALLY torn up, because in the wintertime (American winter-time/Ecuadorian rainy-season) it often floods there, and a river ends up flowing over the road, which pretty much destroys it. And apparently the government doesn’t want to fix it. It was very cool though- we drove by a lot of places where fruit is grown- we saw HUGE fields of rice, onions, and papaya, and tons of lime and coconut trees. It was cool. The region of Ecuador that I live in is pretty hilly, and in most of the valleys, there are green, well watered sections that are used for growing crops. It is weird because there is such a difference between the valleys, where everything is green, and the rest of the land, where everything is brown and super dry.
We stopped twice more on the way to Bahia- once to learn how rice is de-shelled, and once to see where shrimp are raised. There’s not really a whole lot to say about either of those. Rice goes in the machine in a little yellow shell thingy, and comes out warm and shell-less. And baby shrimp have to be kept in 33 degree Celcius water when they are being raised. And they are tiny- you can only see them with a microscope! Here are some pictures:
this is the machine that de-shells the rice:
what goes in, and what comes out!me, leslie's host dad, and leslie, playing with the warm rice :)where the baby shrimp live before they move to the big pondWhen we finally got to Bahia, we went to a restaurant to get something to eat. Ceviche is really popular here- I have had it a couple of times, since my host family eats it every Sunday. It’s definitely not my favorite- I usually plan on eating a big breakfast so that I’m not very hungry for lunch. Anyway, I ordered ceviche for lunch, since the only kind I had had until today was the type that my family makes. And I discovered that ceviche actually can be really good.
After eating, Leslie’s dad dropped us off at the beach, which was completely empty (as most beaches probably are on random Wednesday afternoons), and we called another exchange student that we know who is living in Bahia. He ended up coming to the beach and we hung out with him there and walked around the city for a while. It was a lot of fun- Bahia is small, but it is pretty. In 1982, there was a really big earthquake, and a lot of the buildings fell down, so most things are relatively new. And, it also claims to be an eco-friendly city (which I kind of doubt), but still, it’s a whole lot cleaner than all of the other places I’ve been to in Ecuador. It was actually kind of shocking when the streets weren’t filled with trash. And it’s kind of sad that that is shocking to me now…
And so now I am exhausted, as I always am after going to the beach. Buenas noches!
LOVE, Kirsty
Monday, October 12, 2009
school holidays! and going to the beach.
Before this weekend, I had not worn my swimsuit at all. This weekend, I wore it three times. :)
We didn’t have school on Friday, because it was Guayaquil’s independence day. Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador- it’s about 3 hours away from Portoviejo. Anyway, it was quite nice to have the day off. I feel like we don’t go to school a whole lot, which I definitely appreciate. Thursday afternoon I met up with some exchange students at a friend’s house, who lives in a neighborhood-sort of place where there is a pool, and we went swimming! It was nice to see the sun again- I have gotten so much whiter than I was when I arrived! Which is kind of ridiculous considering the fact that I’m in South America, quite close to the equator. I think there were about 10 of us, and it was great to talk to everyone (in english of course) and relax in the sun. Friday night Leslie and I hung out with some of Emilio’s friends who play the guitar, and they played songs in English for us, which was a lot of fun! She ended up staying the night that night, and the next morning, her host mom called us and asked if we wanted to go to the beach with her host cousins! So of course we went. We went to Crucita, which is the closest beach to Portoviejo- it’s about 30 minutes away. The road, though, is TERRIBLE. It is scary. Anyway, we went to her cousin’s cousin’s house next to the beach. Here, ‘beach houses’ are quite different. They are basically just the necessities. The whole house is made out of cement, and there’s only the bare minimum inside- a mattress placed on a cement slab, a very basic kitchen, and a plastic table and chairs for eating. Definitely not very luxurious. But really, it’s quite nice to go to the beach, so I’m not going to complain. We went swimming with her cousins for a while, and it was nice. There was a HUGE current, so we drifted quite a ways and walking back was kind of difficult. It was fun, nonetheless. We went back to the house around 5ish, because Ecuador was playing Uruguay in a qualifier game for the world cup. Ecuador lost. We ended up eating there and then going home afterwards, which was scary because the road is terrible in the daytime, and it is even worse at night. There are huge potholes that you can’t see until the last second, and cars going the opposite direction that are swerving all over the road.
Sunday, I went with my family in the afternoon to Crucita again! It was good, I built a sandcastle-city with Ricardo, and (unsuccessfully) tried to get slightly more tan. We ate dinner at a place on the beach, and it was very good. I have decided that I really like shrimp. That night, I was SO TIRED- the sun completely wore me out, so I went to bed super early.
Today I went to school again. It was good, but boring. After school, Leslie and Amina came to my house to hang out, and then we went with Leslie’s grandmother, who dropped us off at a gymnasium for ‘dance lessons’. We basically had no idea what we were doing, and that was quite obvious. It turns out that they only do dance lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but on the other days they do exercise/step classes. So we did that, and it was actually a lot of fun! I am going to be sore tomorrow. We are planning on going every day starting today, so we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully it will work out because I am eating SO MUCH here! :)
LOVE, Kirsty
We didn’t have school on Friday, because it was Guayaquil’s independence day. Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador- it’s about 3 hours away from Portoviejo. Anyway, it was quite nice to have the day off. I feel like we don’t go to school a whole lot, which I definitely appreciate. Thursday afternoon I met up with some exchange students at a friend’s house, who lives in a neighborhood-sort of place where there is a pool, and we went swimming! It was nice to see the sun again- I have gotten so much whiter than I was when I arrived! Which is kind of ridiculous considering the fact that I’m in South America, quite close to the equator. I think there were about 10 of us, and it was great to talk to everyone (in english of course) and relax in the sun. Friday night Leslie and I hung out with some of Emilio’s friends who play the guitar, and they played songs in English for us, which was a lot of fun! She ended up staying the night that night, and the next morning, her host mom called us and asked if we wanted to go to the beach with her host cousins! So of course we went. We went to Crucita, which is the closest beach to Portoviejo- it’s about 30 minutes away. The road, though, is TERRIBLE. It is scary. Anyway, we went to her cousin’s cousin’s house next to the beach. Here, ‘beach houses’ are quite different. They are basically just the necessities. The whole house is made out of cement, and there’s only the bare minimum inside- a mattress placed on a cement slab, a very basic kitchen, and a plastic table and chairs for eating. Definitely not very luxurious. But really, it’s quite nice to go to the beach, so I’m not going to complain. We went swimming with her cousins for a while, and it was nice. There was a HUGE current, so we drifted quite a ways and walking back was kind of difficult. It was fun, nonetheless. We went back to the house around 5ish, because Ecuador was playing Uruguay in a qualifier game for the world cup. Ecuador lost. We ended up eating there and then going home afterwards, which was scary because the road is terrible in the daytime, and it is even worse at night. There are huge potholes that you can’t see until the last second, and cars going the opposite direction that are swerving all over the road.
Sunday, I went with my family in the afternoon to Crucita again! It was good, I built a sandcastle-city with Ricardo, and (unsuccessfully) tried to get slightly more tan. We ate dinner at a place on the beach, and it was very good. I have decided that I really like shrimp. That night, I was SO TIRED- the sun completely wore me out, so I went to bed super early.
Today I went to school again. It was good, but boring. After school, Leslie and Amina came to my house to hang out, and then we went with Leslie’s grandmother, who dropped us off at a gymnasium for ‘dance lessons’. We basically had no idea what we were doing, and that was quite obvious. It turns out that they only do dance lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but on the other days they do exercise/step classes. So we did that, and it was actually a lot of fun! I am going to be sore tomorrow. We are planning on going every day starting today, so we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully it will work out because I am eating SO MUCH here! :)
LOVE, Kirsty
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
they won me over with cake
Being sick sucks, especially when you are not at home. I was sick for SIX days, which I spend almost entirely either asleep or on the computer. I am finally feeling better though- I have SO MUCH more energy and I can swallow without wanting to die. I started feeling better on Monday, and then on Monday night, my host mom and host brother both got sick, but with something else! So I stayed far away from them because I DO NOT want to be sick any more.
Yesterday was my first day at my new school, and it went wonderfully. The class that I am in is super nice- they even baked me a cake and made me a sign that said ‘bienvenida Kyrstin’. I am still not sure who Kyrstin is, but eventually the letters on the poster changed to Kirsty, so it’s alright. :) It’s okay though, I’m used to having my name massacred in a new way every time I meet someone.
I went to school again today, and it went well! I feel a lot more comfortable at this school- the people seem a lot more welcoming, and there are also a lot more who are closer in age to me. I think it is going to work out alright. The classes are still boring, but at least I have fun people to talk with in between classes, or when we don’t have class because the teachers don’t show up to class or something else is happening, which actually seems to happen quite a bit. I have been to school two days so far, and we are supposed to have eight classes each day. I think that yesterday we had 3, and today, only 2. I don’t really know if this is normal or not yet, but it’s really weird. I am not used to being at school when I don’t have classes! Today there was an Italian song festival at my school, which was SO BORING. Not only do I not understand Italian, but I also don’t understand the Spanish being spoken all around me. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t a whole lot of fun.
Today during the break at school, I was with a couple of girls who asked me if I liked ice cream. I do, so I said yes, and they decided that we should go buy some. During the breaks, there are a couple of vendors who come into the school and sell things like ice cream, and there is also a snack-bar sort of thing where you can buy things like empanadas and chips and cookies. Anyway, we went up to one of the vendors, and got six ice creams. FIRST weird thing- the total cost for six ice creams? $1.50.It is phenomenal. SECOND weird thing- you have two choices- an ice cream cone, or ice cream in a piece of bread. Literally, an ice-cream sandwich. I will take a picture next time, because it really is that weird.
LOVE, Kirsty
Yesterday was my first day at my new school, and it went wonderfully. The class that I am in is super nice- they even baked me a cake and made me a sign that said ‘bienvenida Kyrstin’. I am still not sure who Kyrstin is, but eventually the letters on the poster changed to Kirsty, so it’s alright. :) It’s okay though, I’m used to having my name massacred in a new way every time I meet someone.
I went to school again today, and it went well! I feel a lot more comfortable at this school- the people seem a lot more welcoming, and there are also a lot more who are closer in age to me. I think it is going to work out alright. The classes are still boring, but at least I have fun people to talk with in between classes, or when we don’t have class because the teachers don’t show up to class or something else is happening, which actually seems to happen quite a bit. I have been to school two days so far, and we are supposed to have eight classes each day. I think that yesterday we had 3, and today, only 2. I don’t really know if this is normal or not yet, but it’s really weird. I am not used to being at school when I don’t have classes! Today there was an Italian song festival at my school, which was SO BORING. Not only do I not understand Italian, but I also don’t understand the Spanish being spoken all around me. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t a whole lot of fun.
Today during the break at school, I was with a couple of girls who asked me if I liked ice cream. I do, so I said yes, and they decided that we should go buy some. During the breaks, there are a couple of vendors who come into the school and sell things like ice cream, and there is also a snack-bar sort of thing where you can buy things like empanadas and chips and cookies. Anyway, we went up to one of the vendors, and got six ice creams. FIRST weird thing- the total cost for six ice creams? $1.50.It is phenomenal. SECOND weird thing- you have two choices- an ice cream cone, or ice cream in a piece of bread. Literally, an ice-cream sandwich. I will take a picture next time, because it really is that weird.
LOVE, Kirsty
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