Talk about a long day. Nonstop.
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| Our guide... |
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| 4th of July, yay! |
Yonseili gave me a call bright and early. She thought we should go to the historic center so that's what we did. At 10:30 we headed over there and Vincent met us there. But wow, the ride over there was way too long. With all the traffic and the people out and about it took us almost an hour and $4 to get there. The historic center was super crowded. There was a lot going on even a protest from workers who wanted their jobs back at Petroecuador. We went to the wax museum. It wasn't as fun as I thought. After that we went to Eloy Alfaro and 6 de Diciembre because there was a market set up and tents where people were selling typical Ecuadorian food. We ate hornado and just walked around the market. The place was way crowded as well. Then we went to the mall and just hung out. We stopped at Cinnabon and I got some stix; they were good.
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IDK who these people are
to be honest |
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Our taxi leaving the historic center
and on our way to eat |
The traffic was insane! Too many people and cars out and about. It took us forever to get home. Since we knew it would be hard to get a taxi on our way to the concert we called my host family when we were getting near the house so that we could just use the same taxi. The taxi driver was interesting. He asked what we thought of his country. We always give the response that it's been good and bad. Then, as usual, he asked what was bad. We mentioned a few things, including that taxi drivers have no problem overcharging. He was supposedly all bothered and he asked that when we go back home that we 'burn' all those bad experiences and just talk about the good. Sure buddy. Then I was totally confused...
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| Nope, didn't eat cuy today |
When we were all in the taxi (Carlos, Adri, Martica, Yonseili and I) we talked about all the people who were out on the street partying and brought up how nasty it is when they pee in public. Adriana said the government should make an effort and put porta potties out during such festivities. We all agreed except the taxi driver. He told my host dad, "Y usted siendo Ecuatoriano como podria pedir algo asi." What the...??? He just told us to take only the good stuff but he doesn't agree with putting porta potties and just put up with the public peeing? Say what? Apparently he thinks it would be a waste of time because they wouldn't be used anyway. Before we got off the taxi he reminded me and Yonseili to forget all the bad stuff. Al-righty then.
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| la familia |
It was a good thing we left to the school when we did, about an hour and fifteen minutes ahead of time. There was already a line outside the place. What was horrible is that we waited even after the show was supposed to start. Yonseili and I were getting frustrated because of the crowd that just kept growing. I was starting to feel claustrophobic and so we left the line for a while to have a seat on the floor by the doors where the people were not. When we were finally let in we got good seats. As we saw that the concert got good, Carlos, Martica and I went to the front where the crowd was jumping up and down and singing along. It was amazing.
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| Pescao Vivo from Colombia |
The band playing was Pescao Vivo from Colombia. It is a Christian band and their songs, their lyrics were good. We three did get a bit 'emo' when he asked us to close our eyes and pray along with him. I truly enjoyed this. After them, two guys got on the stage to also play the same kind of music but in a different genre: hip hop. They were good but we had to leave soon after because Juan Jose was very exhausted from his long day. Martica's husband Cesar came in a taxi to the school and Carlos, Yonseili and I had to get a separate one. Thank God it didn't take us long to get one. A lot of people from the concert were walking down the street as well to get a taxi, but the area is not very safe.
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| With Martica |
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| with Carlos and his new Pescao Vivo tee |
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| Amen. |
All three of us were hungry so Carlos treated us to hot dogs at los Hot Dogs. This place started as just one stand but is now all over the city. They are good hot dogs and according to Yonseili the burgers are really good as well. Oh, and their aji is hot and good. We walked home from the hot dog place and saw a lot of people partying on the street by their cars. We also saw a few guys completely passed out on the street, others peeing, and most, if not all, looked waaaay too young to be drinking so much. Sad. I stayed home, had tea with my host parents and just talked. Good night!
Highlight of the day: The concert of course.
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