Four of July….Yes we are celebrating America DAY
So Fourth of july, was a pretty epic day for us volunteers. We had large quantities of our favorite American dishes and a day chalk full of good ol American sports. We even had a broken arm, luckily its wasn’t mine, but it was a bit of a letdown. But my buddy Will, who I spend much time saying silly bro quotes to, took it like a champ. Besides that our Health section took the 1st place in a bunch of stuff and second place in the final of the football match against the older peace corps volunteers. Things were very disorganized, but I feel that’s just more of the Peace Corps training, through you into situations that you have to think upon your feet and make work because many times there is little to no structure. We had more practice giving charlas, and it has definitely been a great feeling. It’s incredible the lack of knowledge that people have about certain subjects. Every charla I give I begin to understand and value more and more the education that I have received in my life. More and more I want to pass that onto other people.
Side note: Humitas are soooo delicious. My family made them this week and I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on them my whole life. It was nice to see my family working in the kitchen, but in the same token reminded me of home. It was a interesting mix of sad and happy emotions. Everyday I see the positive aspects of a large family here in Ecuador and the comparison to the United States where as with my extended family it is definitely important.
Recently, Bought Pina and Papaya, in a ridiculous quantity for 3 bucks…..so awesome, but even greater was heading into the market and having the older lady who makes this awesome roast pork call me over and give me a free dish since I remarked how much I liked it.
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