My trip TO the basilica yesterday went off without a hitch. RETURNING I got mixed up and got off the trolly one stop too soon, got on the bus going the wrong way and then got on the bus going the right way but the wrong bus. It\u0092s all part of the experience and I got where I was going, sense of humor intact, albeit a little slower than I expected. <\/p>\n
It seems like I\u0092ve become more acustom to the sort of loosey goosey way things work. I feel like I\u0092m getting even more \u0093go with the flow\u0094. And maybe that\u0092s because I can\u0092t ask (or now I\u0092d be able to ask but don\u0092t necessarily understand the answer). Or because I have limited responsibilities. I get most of my information by observing, seeing how the person in front of me paid for the bus fare or bought a ticket to the museo.<\/p>\n
In my travels yesterday I spotted a McDonald\u0092s and a KFC right across the street from each other. In another part of town I saw a Subway. On the side of a bus there was an advertisement for Domino\u0092s Pizza. It\u0092s hard to believe American fast food restaurants could make a dent in a culture like South America\u0092s. The mom and pop food stands and tiny, tiny restaurants are so pervasive here. Every street has them, either ON the street or tucked in the bottom of a building, often no bigger than a garage. I walked by one yesterday that had three tables. <\/p>\n
Today, Adreana, la professor de espanol, took me to the market. There\u0092s a section of the market that is all fruit, a section of vegetables, a meat market, and a \u0093food court\u0094. There must have been 20 or 30 food counters where you could get lunch or just juice. Ecuadorians are crazy about their juice. And I can see why. There are so many more fruits than I\u0092ve ever seen. They whir them up in a blender and, viola, juice. It\u0092s yummy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My trip TO the basilica yesterday went off without a hitch. RETURNING I got mixed up and got off the trolly one stop too soon, got on the bus going the wrong way and then got on the bus going the right way but the wrong bus. It\u0092s all part of the experience and I got where I was going,<\/p>\n