The first picture is for Alex Hamilton and anyone who can remember this experience. The second picture is from the other weekend at sunset at Puerto Lopez. The third is Katie with a new friend at Parque Amazonico.
This weekend was spent calmly in Tena. Thursday night, Katie and I met the two PT students from work out for a drink. The place had swings we could sit on at the bar, so we had no problem returning there on Saturday for a little bit.
We tried to go to the Parque Amazonico on Saturday but the rain kept coming and going so the visit got postponed til Sunday morning. It was a nice place to walk around for a bit and we checked out the animals - some in their cages and others were free to roam around. One of the men working there said the ones in cages are there because they are either a bit more aggressive or they will fly away. The monkeys jumping around in the trees overhead or running across my foot were good and safe. If you say so!
I also visited the local pool on Sunday with Gaby, Juan Francisco, and some of Gaby´s friends. I can really only understand people when they are talking right to me at this point but have hopes that will change with time. Needless to say, there is plenty of time for reflection.
Yesterday was another successful spanish lesson.
This morning, Katie and I took the bus to work. Turns out, it´s pretty easy. It costs 18 cents but if you give them more, you´re not likely to get change back. I am not sure if I would recognize my stop on the way home but we´ll save that for another day.
Today at lunch, I was very grateful for Katie´s curiosity. She asked the PT students what kind of meat they were serving. Their response? Cow tongue. wowzers. I thought very briefly about trying it, but was not able to bring myself to do it and had to cover it with my napkin. Another gentleman at our table commented that he couldn´t eat it today as this did not taste as good as usual. I wouldn´t want to start off with a bad one, right?
Weather: Usually 75-85 degrees, that includes day and night according to the travel alarm clock my dad gave me. I am almost certain it is hotter in the sun but I keep it in my room so I don´t have numbers for it. It is also very humid. It has rained at some point every day I have been in Tena thus far though rainy season has not yet begun. I get different reviews from where I read but someone I asked the other day reported that rainy season is March through July. Being on the equator, the sun rises at about 6:30am and sets about 6:30pm - and that will never change.
We tried to go to the Parque Amazonico on Saturday but the rain kept coming and going so the visit got postponed til Sunday morning. It was a nice place to walk around for a bit and we checked out the animals - some in their cages and others were free to roam around. One of the men working there said the ones in cages are there because they are either a bit more aggressive or they will fly away. The monkeys jumping around in the trees overhead or running across my foot were good and safe. If you say so!
I also visited the local pool on Sunday with Gaby, Juan Francisco, and some of Gaby´s friends. I can really only understand people when they are talking right to me at this point but have hopes that will change with time. Needless to say, there is plenty of time for reflection.
Yesterday was another successful spanish lesson.
This morning, Katie and I took the bus to work. Turns out, it´s pretty easy. It costs 18 cents but if you give them more, you´re not likely to get change back. I am not sure if I would recognize my stop on the way home but we´ll save that for another day.
Today at lunch, I was very grateful for Katie´s curiosity. She asked the PT students what kind of meat they were serving. Their response? Cow tongue. wowzers. I thought very briefly about trying it, but was not able to bring myself to do it and had to cover it with my napkin. Another gentleman at our table commented that he couldn´t eat it today as this did not taste as good as usual. I wouldn´t want to start off with a bad one, right?
Weather: Usually 75-85 degrees, that includes day and night according to the travel alarm clock my dad gave me. I am almost certain it is hotter in the sun but I keep it in my room so I don´t have numbers for it. It is also very humid. It has rained at some point every day I have been in Tena thus far though rainy season has not yet begun. I get different reviews from where I read but someone I asked the other day reported that rainy season is March through July. Being on the equator, the sun rises at about 6:30am and sets about 6:30pm - and that will never change.
Look at the size of this leaf!
ReplyDeleteI can't tell if that leaf is really big or if I've just forgotten how very small you are. :) Thanks for posting a couple pics - the beach looks beautiful! Glad you didn't waste your cow tongue experience on a semi-decent cow tongue...whew! Miss you!
ReplyDeleteMaura, I grew up on a dairy farm. We would butcher a cow and eat most of the parts including the tongue and heart. The tongue doesn't taste bad if you can get over the texture (all those little bumps) or at least take that part off. I'm not sure how they cook it in Ecuador, but give it a try the next them serve it.
ReplyDeleteMelissa