"That moment when..." The Sequel.

Well, its that time again for all those moments when I just shake my head and crack a smile. I have realized my life could possibly make it as a reality show. The only problem is that the vast majority of the people that would watch it in the states probably wouldn't understand the whole Spanish part of my life, which happens to be a lot of it. Oh well. Instead of making a tv show, i made this blog. For free too! :) Now on to my recent experiences...

That moment when...

Your mom herds the cows with a machete. Very effective, actually.

You think the mosquitoes on the soccer field are flies. And the misconception lasts for about an hour before someone asks you if the mosques are bothering you. It is in this moment that you realize that you have been allowing them to devour your flesh and blood without putting up a fight for 60 minutes. Yeah. Talk about 50+ mosquito bites...

You begin to use anti-itch cream as lotion because in reality its like killing two birds with one stone: smooth legs, less itchy mosquito bites. Also very effective.

You find out your family has guinea pigs. To eat. And you get a mental picture of your guinea pig you had as a pet when you were a kid...

Your family asks you if you want to go for a walk and you say sure thing! You don't need to rest after eating lunch. Then you climb a small mountain. Maybe you should have taken the rest to digest first.

Once again, only one week later, some Ecuadorians ask you if you want to walk to the picnic spot by the garden with a nice view. Then you climb another small mountain. You fell for it it again- should have learned the first time! What's that saying? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I shalt not be fooled another time by this whole "walking" business!!!

You drive only 10 mins to reach a water park down the street from your rustic farm that has a bridge that breaks all the civil engineering rules. You think to yourself: can't they just transplant the slide from the water park to your house and you could cross the river that way? It might save a few lives...

You milk the cow. And make the chocolate from cocoa beans. And drink the chocolate milk. Then you realize how much easier it is to just buy chocolate milk in the store.

You drink some coffee because you really need to study for a test and then realize why you don't drink coffee. Oh, how nice it is to watch the light fill the night sky from your skylight...

You see a man carrying his kid with a plastic bag over her head and no one says anything or seems to notice. Interesting tactic to avoid the rain hombre at the bus stop. Very interesting tactic.

You are walking down the street and happen to pass an ez-up manned by a police man. The shelter says "punto seguro" (secure point). Suddenly you have the urge to stand under it. After all, it is the punto seguro. You also begin to rethink your walk home from school...

You eat an empanada bigger than your head. NBD.

The brother of your brother-in-law invites you to play indoor soccer, though probably just to get in a good laugh or to humor you because you told him you play soccer in the states for your university. He and his friends (all guys in college) let you play on their team for the night. You are the only girl, and the only white person at the field where they play different teams for money. Plus one for surprise attacks. Hello 5 goals.

You realize you shouldn't actually be worrying about the mangoes on the counter going bad before you have the chance to eat them. After all, they probably just came off the tree down the street and need the time to ripen up.

You take a tour of the historical center and learn that legend has it, one of the artists in the church stabbed his model in the side in order to get the facial expression of Jesus dying on the cross for his painting. Oh yeah, and the model died. I know people often use the expression "i would die if i could [fill in blank with activity, in this case capture the facial expressions of Jesus on the cross]," but i didn't know anyone actually took it seriously.

There's an airplane in the park. A full-size one, actually, that's covered in really cool looking graffiti and has a slide coming out of it. When you ask your mom about it she tells you it didn't make it to the airport and just landed in the park. So they left it there and it became part of the park. Chevere.

You're running down the street and a chicken crosses the road in front of you. You weren't actually aware you were in a rural area, and after thinking about it, decide you really aren't in a rural area. Hmmm.

One of the other runners in your track class informs you that he's actually plays paintball professionally and is going to the USA later this year for the world cup of paintball.

You and some other gringos dance with a mime. There's a first time for everything, right? And i suppose talking never was a requirement of dancing...


Some people claim they try to live every day like its an adventure. 
I don't even have to try. :)