Otavala, Ecuador.
I usually don’t like shopping
but this market was fun.
There were lots of colors, art, food
and friendly local native people.
I went with two Spanish teachers
and two other students. We practiced
Spanish during the two hour car ride
from Quito. I understand many words
but it is difficult for me to make sentences.
Therefore I listen more and speak less
which is a very good habit.
alpaca pancho, scarf and woven mat
for 40 dollars. One very good thing about
Ecuador for me is that they use U.S. money.
I didn’t have to learn a new money system
while I was here. My focus has been on
learning the numbers in Spanish so I know
how much change I should get back.
She was so nice to let me take her
picture and she took mine. We laughed.
Popop, I don't understand why they would put the clothes outside of it rains every day like you said. Mom and I like the black and white sweater with the llamas on it. Love, Jude
ReplyDeleteIt only rains for a little while, then the sun comes out and dries everything out. I always carry an umbrella because the weather changes quickly. They don’t have winter or summer here. Their seasons are the rainy season and the not-so-rainy season. We are in the rainy season but it is not raining as much as usual. It feels and smells like spring here and there are lots of pretty flowers. Unfortunately there also are a lot of cars and buses in the city that don’t smell so good. Quito is a big city like Dallas. It is the capital city like Austin is the capital city of Texas.
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