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Phrase of the day: Por que nadia me dijo llevar una corbata?... Why didn't anyone tell me to wear a tie?
Wow, it feels like forever. Where to begin even? I guess most logically with where we left off... New Years Eve.
Well, almost; actually New Years Eve Eve. (Yeah, lets just have as many days off from work as possible!).
Seeing as how Christmas was a bust here, and New Years is not going to be celebrated here tomorrow, the university kids wanted to celebrate in some way. They decided on a fancy-shmancy new years eve eve dinner.
Yeah, I didn't think San Isidro even had(cared about) this kind of style. It was interesting for sure. Someone should have told me to dress better though. I wore my best(almost), but that's not saying a lot.
Ambar, the girl with the baby, studied to be a chef at one point. She was the cook tonight, thankfully! We had rice with vegetables, chicken stuffed with olives, and an interesting fruit salad. It was easily one of the best meals here in San Isidro.
Thankfully I was sitting by these girls. (I got to finish all of their food, minus the rice of course).
And to finish off the meal we had my favorite Ecuadorian dessert, Tres Leche! I'm not sure how it's made exactly, but it's a little cake soaked in three types of milk, topped with peaches here usually.
Afterwards, we took a few pictures as usual. (If you haven't heard, people here love taking pictures. Like we took at least 20 just in that one position).
No worries, I don't think New Years Eve Eve is actually a holiday here. I think it was just a convenient time for many of the youth to get together. It was nice. A little awkward at times, but that's just life here in San Isidro for ya.
What do you mean by "a little awkward?"
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