Hello world

I'm alive! I just don't have internet at my homestay until Monday, so longer updates will come then.

Just an anecdote--I went dancing today in a park at 7am with my host sister (8 years old). And by dancing I mean aerobics with a little Latino dancing thrown in. The second half of it, a young guy (my age or younger? Or older--I can never tell...) started teaching. And DANG but he could move those hips!

So then when we were back at the house and eating breakfast, I asked my host mom if all the boys in Ecuador could dance like that. And she was like, "Oh, well it's because he's Colombian." And I was like, ".....Oh....."

Haha as if that explained everything ;). Anyway, I'm in a very....dunno, old?....and big house right now. Think of the ones you see when you visit colonial settlements--stone floors, walls, etc. There's a live rooster and multiple dogs, and it has the smell of the 18th/19th century habitations. It's lovely, but I definitely feel as if I've been transported back in time. Btw this is not my homestay--we're just passing the Saturday here with my host mom's relatives, and they're cooking up a huge meal right now--deliciously Ecuadorian =]. So yes, I'm going to go now.