We made friends! Holy crap!

After nearly a month of trying in vain to make friends in Bua, last night Michelle and me decided to go out, and at one bar we met a fun Ecuadorian couple. They were really nice, we had some good Spanish practice...and the two of us realized that we can not keep up with them!

There is a type of liquor here called Aguardiente. It´s basically fermented cane juice into a really nasty tasting swill that resembles under-kitchen-sink products...alas, I did not want to be rude and refuse, as the tab was on them (!)- we were their guests, he said.

But, we danced, we talked, we all generally had a good time. And afterwards, we had a little slice of home- there´s a pizza place in the Mariscal that sells pizza by the slice...and I don´t have to tell them that we don´t want pizza with ham on it. That´s the default topping here, and it´s nearly impossible to get a just-cheese pizza, which is the most frustrating thing ever. Anyway, we got pizza after we left the disco, and went back to the hostel. Alas, my internal clock is still on Bua time, so that means I was up by 8am today. Not fun.

Anyway, I have an interview tomorrow with an English school. It would be clutch to get a paying job, though I´d still be doing some volunteering. Sidenote, we had meeting with Andy (director) and Azalia (worthless project coordinator) to discuss some problems with the project. Azalia completely ignored our issues and basically insulted us for being Westerners, saying that we need to do things that we were already doing, ie, talking to people. She offered us no help whatsover, while Andy is probably going to help find some other cool opportunities. I´d like to stay in Quito, and the fact that we have friends makes it even more attractive an option.

Anyway, I think we´re going to do some sightseeing today, so some pictures will be up in the near future. Until then, stay tunedddddddd