loosely translated from quichua that means - dang it's cold! i learned this phrase yesterday and got a LOT of use out of it. I went with my friend Maria Isabelle (one of the other English teachers at my school) and her family to go climb Chimborazo. This is the mountain that's closest to where we are and the peak of it is the furthest point from the center of the earth. SO that means crazy high and altitude and freezing cold! (and altitude sickness including headaches and insomnia) BUT it was way worth it. i love climbing! and even though there wasn't any snow that day, while me and Maria Isabelle rested at the second refuge, her brother climbed up further and brought us back a baby snowman!
once we finally made it back down to where we parked (which was a little difficult cause by the time we were heading down it had gotten REALLY cloudy and we couldn't see more than about 15 feet in front of us) her mom had chicken sandwiches and hot tea waiting for us in the car for the ride back. then back at their house we had colada morada (DElicious!). which is basically this thick juice made from all different kinds of fruits- and had at least a 30 min conversation of all the foods i need to try before i leave. they decided i'm going to be fat when i go back to the states. they might be right. i'm certainly not starving to death here.
i love her family and they've already told me that i'm welcome at their house anytime!
the rest of the weekend was pretty exciting too.. we had a birthday party for my friend cris, complete with guitar hero and a food fight with cake icing.
the rest of my life is pretty much consumed by classes and planning. please pray that during the week i won't be too stressed with planning and classes that i don't have time to enjoy and get to know my students. thanks for all the prayers! and i promise i'll get better about this whole blogging thing.
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