My host mom is officially official

As of today my host mom Adriana is officially Ecuadorian so we went out to celebrate at a restaurant called Chacal.  Very nice and good food.  The place was clean and they had good music, I repeat, they had good music.

Tomorrow in Spanish we will have a cumulative test and an oral presentation... yuck.  I hope all goes well for all. 

In class Christian mentioned to us that he was really upset because a club in the Mariscal area/plaza/place didn't let him in last night.  The name of the club is Bungalow 6.  Apparently he didn't look "white" enough to get in.

For Lunch, Brian Yonseili and I went to a place named...that's a good question.  There was a poster outside the location that said they had almuerzos for only $2.50.  It was okay.

There is construction near our school so we have been passing by it every morning since school started.  It is amazing that construction workers here don't have the appropriate safety gear that is required back in the U.S..  Safety here is more like a privilege not a right.  For example, the other day I saw construction workers on the top floor, maybe the 7th floor, pulling up a huge sheet metal with rope.  It was dangling and I'm sure it got a lot of dents on its way up there.  It's unfortunate to pass by and see all of that, and it's also unfortunate to have to pass by a lot of men who whistle like it's their job to whistle.

Highlight of the day:  Listening to kiss fm online.  Being on the computer and listening to a familiar station made me feel like I was at home.  Don't get me wrong, I'm having a great time here.  Nonetheless, it's nice to feel at home sometimes.