jugo

this morning, as i sat on a patio eating a typical breakfast (instant coffee in milk or water, juice, bread, and eggs) and drinking this delicious glass of juice, i started thinking about some of the things i will miss about ecuador (and some of the things i will not miss). so here is a list of just a few!

things i will miss:

-freshly made juice everywhere
-latin music and dancing
-mote, a type of corn that is served in place of rice at times in the sierra
-there always being a new fruit to discover
-speaking spanish, it is coming so easily these days
-the other volunteers and the ecuadorians i have made friends with
-the diversity and beauty of the country



things i will not miss:

-getting excited about having juice, then realizing it is tomate de arbol (which really isnt so delicious)
-my daily chimborazo (giant mountain) of rice
-phone calls being dictated by the amount of saldo (credit) i have
-the bus honking its horn outside my window every morning at 5:45am
-the noises that donkeys make
-the lack of vegetables and plethora of fried foods
-the little black bugs that attack my ankles daily