Merry Christmas Eve!

The Ecuadorian Government has given us the gift of light this holiday season- they have decided that there will be NO power rationing from the 24^th to the 27^th of December. How generous.

The president has also tried out a more communist-style take on things as well- he recently took a TV station based in Quito off of the air. I guess we'll see what happens with that…

My Rotary Club had their ‘Christmas meeting’ this Monday night, which was kind of cool. We were supposed to be there at 8:15. My host parents were running late so I got there at 8:30 and there were only 6 other people there. Typical Ecuador! :) The dinner was nice though. The club gave the other exchange students and I gifts- I got a scarf sort of thing, which is really nice. Then, they decided that we needed to do a nativity scene. So we go to this other little room and put on costumes and then stand there and take pictures. It was interesting, to say the least. I got to be a shepherd. Here's a picture!

Christmas here starts tonight- I think the plan is to go to church tonight at 10 and then begin Christmas things after that. I'll write again soon, letting you know what happens!

Love you all, and Merry Christmas!