I'm off for an adventure - 6 cities, 8 days. Incan ruins, national parks, a town known for it's centenarians, banana fields, petrified forests (?), islands (?), Ecuador's largest city, beach! It's planned, but my friend Emeline and I know that we have to be prepared for anything...but at the same time realizing that "being prepared" is relative, and according to most Ecuadorians, is overrated (my Ecuadorian classmates laughed when I showed them my orderly spreadsheet of the weeks' planned activities/hostals/estimated budget). So while we start this trip in a very American style (very meticulously planned), we will try our very best to take the trip day by day in the traditional Ecuadorian (think about the now) style.
This week (Sunday) I turned the big 2-0! I enjoyed celebrating with friends over a pizza dinner (the second time I'd eaten pizza this semester!), visiting my host family's extended family, and watching the UNC game (sad ending) with friends.
The time is flying and while you could say I have gotten used to living in Ecuador, I love that every day is so different in that I continue to learn new things, experience new things, and meet new people. Each day really is an adventure and the adventure-mindset is something that I hope I will be able to bring back to the U.S. (in almost exactly two months!) to incorporate into the seemingly unadventureness of returning to live in the comforts of Chapel Hill.
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