Well hello there! I have just gotten back from a week+ of
vacations, which I opted to spend at the farm my family owns in the coastal
region (the same one I had gone to before…) and it was probably one of the best
decisions I have ever made! Soooooo fun. The new plan: I’m going to buy a farm
next to theirs (there is one selling for $100,000 dollars right now that has a
waterfall and everything though I think the price is a bit steep for me right
now). My uncle volunteered to take care of it for me while I’m in the states. And
I already found a contractor to build the house with plenty of room for my
husband and 5 kids that I’m planning on having. Then I’ll live in the states
and vacation in Ecuador .
You can all come visit me! It’ll be great! We can go milk the cows, and eat
fresh corn on the cob (choclo they call it here, and it is wayyyy better than
corn on the cob), and we can make cheese and chocolate and everything.
But anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed myself being a farm hand
for the week, and this is the story of my adventures. I tried to write every
day about what we did, but somehow I lost a few days somewhere. I’ll post a bit
every day for ya’ll to (hopefully) enjoy!
Saturday
When my brother said we were leaving at 7:30, I don’t know
why I decided to believe him and get up at 6:45. We didn’t leave til nine.
We almost missed a bus connection because I was dying of
hunger and we HAD to stop for food. We lieterally ran after it as it pulled
away, with sarcastic shouts of “mira! La gringita!” I literally am always
making a scene. I don’t even have to do anything.
My mom made us Agua de Panela for dinner! Super good- like
hot tea! However, I’ve come to realize its sugar water. Literally. Panela is
the coast’s version of sugar, and she boils the water with the Panela. I knew there was something fishy about it how
good it tasted…
Well, one of the funniest things I have seen thus far is my
dad and brother arranging the satellite dish. Yep! We got a tv this week here
and a satellite dish. We don’t have Internet (yes I went a whole 8 days without
facebook! J),
and we only have cell reception in a spot that’s about 2ftx2ft, but now we have
a satellite dish. Anyway, so my dad decides the best place to put the dish is
in the middle of the road. I guess no one really drives there anyway, but
still. So my dad is down by the road, rotating the dish and tilting it in every
direction, and my brother’s in the room, shouting how many channels the new
position gives.
One day down... many to go! you'll have to wait until tomorrow!!! :))) Te quiero!
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