i think i just hitch hiked in south america...is that bad?
So the past two days i've had orientation at school for all the white people. The ecuadorians basically just look at us and are thinking what a bunch of weirdos speaking english. LUCKILY Jen and I have stood our ground and stuck by our choice to speak in spanish at all costs!
Well anyways, today i was walking around the campus that is tiny winy and my flip flop broke. i was hobbling around asking for tape or something to try and fix it so i could attempt to run across the huge highway type thing in front to go the walmart type store on the other side. Well no one had shit in any of the offices for some reason...so Jen and I hobbled - well she ran i hobbled- across the street to find shoes. They didn't' have any. what to do. hmm
so we just stood in the parking lot thinking about what to do and this women passed and i asked her ...."where can we find sandals?" she said ooh in Tumbac. We nodded and said ooooh okay. (like we knew right??) She said...do you need a ride? Um?? we thought... we looked at eachother and then at her- and she looked like such a mom- so we said, okay sure. We figured it was down a few blocks on the highway.
Then she starts turning corners more and more and asks us..you know how to take a bus right? Suure we said. I mean we both have taken one before- sure it was only to get to school today, so- sure we knew. She stopped at a bank and said i'll be right back and jumped out of the car.
As soon as she slammed the door, i said.. JEN- I THINK WE ARE GOING FAR AWAY. she just looked at me and said ooh well!!! No better way to learn! (with a little bit of terror in her eyes i think....aha) Sure enough, the women was driving us to ANOTHER CITY.
She dropped us off after 15 min maybe and said..okay well the highway is that way to catch a bus!
Thanks we said. got out. looked at eachother. and laughed. WHERE ARE WE!?! hahahah. TUMBAC of course!
No worries though, after buying some flip flops we found are way home safe and sound- with a little guessing on which bus to take that is ;)
Tip: los verdes q dicen A QUITO son buenos :)
Well anyways, today i was walking around the campus that is tiny winy and my flip flop broke. i was hobbling around asking for tape or something to try and fix it so i could attempt to run across the huge highway type thing in front to go the walmart type store on the other side. Well no one had shit in any of the offices for some reason...so Jen and I hobbled - well she ran i hobbled- across the street to find shoes. They didn't' have any. what to do. hmm
so we just stood in the parking lot thinking about what to do and this women passed and i asked her ...."where can we find sandals?" she said ooh in Tumbac. We nodded and said ooooh okay. (like we knew right??) She said...do you need a ride? Um?? we thought... we looked at eachother and then at her- and she looked like such a mom- so we said, okay sure. We figured it was down a few blocks on the highway.
Then she starts turning corners more and more and asks us..you know how to take a bus right? Suure we said. I mean we both have taken one before- sure it was only to get to school today, so- sure we knew. She stopped at a bank and said i'll be right back and jumped out of the car.
As soon as she slammed the door, i said.. JEN- I THINK WE ARE GOING FAR AWAY. she just looked at me and said ooh well!!! No better way to learn! (with a little bit of terror in her eyes i think....aha) Sure enough, the women was driving us to ANOTHER CITY.
She dropped us off after 15 min maybe and said..okay well the highway is that way to catch a bus!
Thanks we said. got out. looked at eachother. and laughed. WHERE ARE WE!?! hahahah. TUMBAC of course!
No worries though, after buying some flip flops we found are way home safe and sound- with a little guessing on which bus to take that is ;)
Tip: los verdes q dicen A QUITO son buenos :)
posted by Katy @ 5:25 PM
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