We are all moved in! The part of the weekend that was not devoted to painting and cleaning was spent celebrating birthdays. Ecuadorians have a great birthday tradition that I will surely bring back, in which which the birthday boy/girl gets whacked with a belt (or a broom...) as many times as they are years old. Auntie Laura you would be so proud, we made homemade pizza Monday night (I didn´t have much to do with the dough but I watched) AND Auntie Andrea I made Tyler´s mac n cheese the other day but there is no cheddar in this country so it was a little off. My favorite food to date are patacones which are plantains that are friend, flattened and fried again (what´s not to love). The Yogosos (this frozen gogurts) are not to shabby either and only cost .15.
On a non-food related note, Mark, Celso and I had our first meeting with Pat, our boss at Mundo, and we will start observing classes on Monday when the kids go back to school. We will meet the department head and learn about the curriculum etc. In the meantime I am also exploring other morning placements (because the foundation school at Mundo runs from 1:30 to 6:15) and will likely be tutoring and teaching an English class to adults in the neighborhood. I am taking the shcool bus to Mundo at least the first day so I´m pumped! I asked a little kid at Semillas what time the bus comes to pick me up and he looked at me like I was crazy.
Father Jim, the founder of Rostro, is down for a couple days so we are all off to Mt. Siniai, the site of the new house, so he can bless the house and then we are all going out to dinner together in Guayaquil. It may only be the 3rd time we have eaten meat since we have been in the country (fingers crossed it´s not guinea pig). That´s all for now, Happy Thursday!
Love how the first part of this post is all about FOOD :)
ReplyDeleteAvalanche just took Uncle Dave, Julia and I out for a walk!! Had an iced latte in your honor. Soooo nice to talk to you Wed. night. Enjoy a nice big steak. Loved the food stories--that's my girl!!
ReplyDeleteHi Cait, Wow I made it to the blog. Annie and I enjoyed mac and cheese in VA with smoked gouda!!! Dropped Caroline and Annie off this week, so far so good. Annie's triple is huge. Didn't meet her roommates. Loved Caroline's roommate. Love you and miss you!! Think of you often!! Love, Auntie Andrea
ReplyDeleteWe jut got back from dropping off Jimmy at UCONN. I think he is going to enjoy it. Way to go with making the pizza. I am glad you didn't inherit your baking know how from your mother. -Love Auntie Laura
Cait, is the plantain a friend or fried??? Good luck on Monday; helpng James move some stuff today over to school. Probably less hectic than Cleveland Circle/Orkney and hoping to get in a sail later but wind's been pretty light...watched one guy with an Ensign sail off the mooring next to me yesterday when there wasn't a puff, navigate through the entire mooring field and make it back to his spot all the while I'm motoring to avoid accidental contact with larger, more expensive boats. I've got some learning to do, but i'll be ready when you get back... Love, Dad
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