Nothing to amazing, it may not surprise you at all.......
In Miami, they give out toothpicks with your meal, and people actually use them and walk around with them in their mouth.... my dad would love it!
I tipped the man that helped me put my luggage 50 cents and he said, he needed a dollar.....what??
Walking down the street between two Ecuadorians and someone says, "Do you smell something burning?" Me, O its probably my skin.....they look at me and laugh!
Little boys walking around shining shoes, looked down at my flip flops, then laughing asked me if they could shine my shoes..... :) Sometime you don't have to speak the language to understand.
It was probably 70 some degrees in the house and the tia told me I need to have a jacket on because its to cold....?
Applying sunscreen on the bus, surrounded by people who don't have a clue what sunburn is like!
Looking behind you on the bus and seeing a guy playing with your friends hair.....Yep, I was laughing! :) I'm sure he has never seen real red hair before!
Being sent into the men's side of the restroom.....really? Well I didn't have a choice, at least these men had enough courtesy to use the restroom and not the sidewalk...to bad I had to barge in on them.....why me?
This is Natasha and this is Brianna....Natasha and ??? Natasha and ??? yes, my name is not very Ecuadorian friendly, I always have to repeat it! many never catch it... I have been told numerous times that my name is very hard to say, it is very American, and they have never heard of it before...
Driving down the road and cows run out in front of us....
Driving through the street of Ecuador and on a wall I see written. "I like you very much!" lol definitely written for a gringa, I think!
A little girl at an orphanage kept pulling up my pant leg to see my white leg....
Melting hot with the sun glaring down and the Ecuadorians have sweaters on....
Taking pictures with Ecuadorians and I feel like a giant!
The embarrassment when you go to ask someone how much something costs and you ask them how old they are....oooppps ya I know your beyond the age of that being appropriate...sorry
The tiny little Indigenous lady that says, "cuidado gringetas". "Be careful little white girls".
O, the laughs, O, the joys, O, the fun that we had! It's an experience that lives on in my heart, and one I'm not soon to forget....
It's all been quite an experience and just how I have lived it....
I desire to live my life for the One who Died for Me, where He leads me I want to follow with a surrendered and willing heart. This is my life changing journey of volunteering in Ecuador, the special miracle of Adoption, and my study abroad experience in Costa Rica.
Very fun.
ReplyDeleteWow, such good memories! I had almost forgotten about some of them!...It's hard to choose a favorite, but it might just be "cuantos años tienes? oops..." Her reaction was priceless! Miss you!
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