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I arrived in Tabacundo just in time for the ¨season of Fiestas.¨ There really is no seasons here- the ¨summer¨ is colder than the ¨winter¨and the only real difference is that right now it doesn´t rain. Instead, the had to make their own seasons (not really), so they decided that they would have half of the year for continous parties and then rest the other half of the year. :)The Fiesta de San Pedro just finished. It was awesome. 4, 5, 6 hour long parades 4 days in a row, indigenous communities dancing in traditional clothes with traditional music, schools of kids dancing and singing and playing instruments, and even Steve - all dressed up in Zomarros, poncho, y gorra - dancing, singing, and stomping his way through the streets.
Since there are a bunch of Peace Corps volunteers living close by right now (we are training until the end of August), we decided that we would throw our families a 4th of July party. We bought hamburgers, hot dogs, and watermelon, and fixed up some potato salad and then invited everyone over. We ended by roasting marshmellows over a bonfire and setting off some fireworks. I think all 40 or so of the people who came had a great time.
It is cold here. Well... not cold, but chilly. I generally wear a long sleave shirt on and in the evening and morning I always wear a jacket. Tomorrow, I leave to visit Machala, which is on the coast only a few miles from the Ocean. I guess that things are a little different there... it never gets below 80.
Oh yeah... a few more interesting tidbits.
- My sister pointed out the Southern Cross to me the other night (constellation) and I can still see the big dipper. The stars here are incredible.
- I have jogged the last couple of mornings, and the sunrises are awesome... back-dropped by a 19,000 ft snow'capped mountain. The jog is pretty hard though, since we are at 2900 m ( I think that is just under 10,000 ft).
- I am officially living at 0 Latitude. I think that I am really 5-10 kilometers north of the middle of the middle... the ¨line¨.
posted by Steve @ 2:50 PM
3 Comments:
the fiestas sound amazing!!!! heck yes to dancin and dressing up and all that jazz:)...i am def. jealous of the stars and sunrise as well!!
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