Just got back from visiting friend in Catamayo and Loja.
Catamayo: a dusty town where roosters woke us up every time we tried to nap. Full of kids playing in mud.
Loja: the big nearby city of about 200,000 people. Went to see some live music with songs I'd never heard, but we got to sit with some introverted university students who reminded me of friends from back home. Also got to eat waffles with ice cream and fruit for dinner and schwarma for dessert- incredible. How I miss those combinations of food.
I sat next to the strangest man on the bus back to Zaruma. He was an ex-diplomat and was regaling me with stories from his youth. The bus was overpacked, so people left big burlap sacks of fruit down in the aisles. I got elbowed in the face at one point, because when there are no seats left, people stand in the aisles, and lean against the passengers. We went down an "illegal" road but after the police officers stopped us, the bus driver took him outside to "talk", or to bribe him with money, and within ten minutes we were chugging back along the road. Really, a typical claustrophobic bus ride of Ecuador.
My goals for this week are to figure out what I'm doing all "summer" break, since school is practically over. Wish me luck. It's like a new slate all over again.
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