"I don't like to eat dirt" - Brian

I had papaya, a sandwich and hot chocolate for breakfast.  I was looking forward to school so that I can get the Spanish test over with.  For the oral presentation I had to talk about an article on U.S. Hate Crimes.  The written was easy, a peace of pie... okay maybe not that easy.  Nonetheless, I expect a good score.

Our trip to the jungle in Archidona, caverns and waterfalls was cancelled for Saturday because enough students didn't sign up for it.  It would have been too costly and simply not worth it when we could go on our own for a cheaper price.  So, we were like "What the hey? Let's just organize something ourselves to get out of the city."  The final verdict: We (Yonseili, Brian, possibly Anne from Denmark, and I) are going to Mindo and I am very excited.  The bus ride will be $2.50 one-way; it's about 2 hours away.  There is plenty to do for a good price and I will blog about what we do.

In marketing we had a guest speaker.  His name is Eduardo Aylwin and he is Director General Creativo of BANG! PUBLICIDAD.  He told us about himself: One of his parents was a photographer and the other a musician.  He didn't know that he wanted to be a marketer until one day a friend was working on something for work and he helped him out on the spot with a successful jingle.  The friend worked for McCann-Erickson and so he got a job offer there after the boss found out what he did.  Within a month of him working there he worked on something for Coca-Cola and got an award.  I was very inspired by what he had to say.  I am always inspired by people who love what they do/ do what they love and do it well.

With the owner of BANG! PUBLICIDAD.

The walk home was great because the trio (Yonseili, Brian and I) went through the Carolina park so that we could go to the C.C.I. and hopefully find a kite.  We passed the C.C.I. and didn't notice until we were too far away to want to walk back.  We bought E.T. on the way for $1.50 and then stopped at an Asian Gourmet place to eat.

Brian and Yonseili came over to my house so that we could decide what we were going to do Saturday (Mindo).  Later in the evening Lea from Switzerland arrived to stay in Quito for a few days for a friend's birthday.  She told me about her 8-day trip at the Galapago's.  I must go.

Happy Brian

Flores & Terrazas

Highlight of the Day: Today was the first time I sent a plate of food back to the chef.  We went to an Asian Gourmet place for lunch and Brian and I got Arroz con Mariscos.  Well, they had clams all over the mountain of rice with a little bit of small shrimp and it seems as though they didn't clean off the clams too well because we could taste dirt.  That's when Brian said, "I don't like to eat dirt."  It was Brian's first time doing returning food as well so we were both hesitating; however Yonseili encouraged us to do it - in fact she's the one that told the waiter for us.  We were sitting at a table where we could see the chef every time the waiter would go to the back of the house.  The chef looked really young.  Yonseili and I joked that maybe he was 13.