It is 9:30 on a Saturday morning. At home I would be getting ready for a full day of working at the quilt store. Here I woke up at 6:20, because I can't sleep past then, and then forced myself to lie in bed until I fell asleep again. I managed to do that, which didn't happen last Sunday, and slept until 9. I headed upstairs to have breakfast and R and I had the tipical, "So....what are we gonna do today?" Discussion. We have NO idea.
At home, I rarely have a free minute. I'm pretty non-stop. Even in the summer, somehow, I end up with very few "down"moments. Here, down moments are like men's comments on the street, you can't really avoid them. When we came here last summer, every minute was planned. Between classes, homework, and any activities in the city, we were booked. Weekends were always filled with trips to some part of Ecuador or another. This time...there are no trips. We could take trips to other parts of Ecuador on our own...but that would mean spending money....which we don't have. I don't go on trips every weekend in the States, but I have work...and a campus full of friends is just 5 minutes away.
Yesterday, at a Plaza close to our house, I was really close to just chatting with one of the PDA obsessed couples just to make some friends. I love meeting people...it's maybe my favorite thing. I pray for squads of people to come into the Academia so I can meet them. I look expectantly at any of the taxi drivers we've had, hoping to strike up a conversation.
So what DID I do this week? Well, the best day was definetely Wednesday. There was a Liga (the futbol team here, or, for you Yanks, the soccer team) game against Bolivia which we watched while having some "ron y coke" (Cuba Libres, here) with our teachers in the auditorium of our school. A little bit different than what happens on game afternoons at regular college.
We bought our tickets to Colombia and Panama too. After much searching and some problems with Kayak, we are now officially jet setting in October. Research about Panama seems to paint it as a utopian society, so the pressure's on for it to live up to its expectations.
We also boaught another season of "How I Met Your Mother"...which we are obsessed with. There are rip-off DVD stores on every street. This is dangerous because watching DVDs is a very good way to pass the time. Plus, any movie that you've had any interest in seeing is right there, cheaper than is would be to rent it. I really must stop, though. None of you will get any souvenirs if I keep buying "Hannah Montana" seasons. Just kidding. I haven't bought any Disney channel products....yet.
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