Procrastination

Well, I should be doing homework right now. Yes, on a Friday night. I spent the day out and about, so now I have a lot to get done before the weekend. We were supposed to go to Baños this weekend, but we had a cultural seminar this morning about the ecology of Ecuador. We decided there wasn't enough time for the trip this weekend. Anyway, the seminar was quite interesting. Ecuador has found a unique way to deal with the environment. European nations, and hopefully others, will be giving Ecuador $$ to not drill for oil in Yasuni National Park, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, "one of the most biodiverse sites on earth". (http://www.lapress.org/articles.asp?item=1&art=6189) There is more to it than that, and you can read a short article about it in LatinamericaPress.

After the seminar, Clara, Kristi, Belinda and I went to do some shopping, eat out and get massages (they were so cheap and amazing!!) as recovery after our long week. We were out for a long time, and after that Bel and I went swimming in her lovely resort like pool (she lives in the Urbanizacion across from me). Now I am "doing homework", which so far has consisted of doing my Spanish homework, skyping with Jess, and blogging.

I decided to do Las Olympiadas, which are bimester long sporting events. They are every weekend, and Bel and I are going to play basketball! We find out how it works tomorrow morning. I think we will be put on teams because there are not enough international girls to make our own basketball team. I haven't played in so long, but I miss it a lot and I figure it is a good way to stay in shape. After that, we will be meeting everyone else 3 hours away in Montañita, a BEACH TOWN! I can't wait! We are staying there tomorrow night.

I should try to get more homework done tonight, so, that is all for now. Sorry I didn't do this in Spanish as well. Also, I keep meaning to write more about Ecuador itself, the people, the culture etc... soon I will! Another thing, as a side note, my family is wonderful! Sussy (self proclaimed Super Sussy, when I exclaimed over her wealth of knowledge about Ecuador) has information about everything and everywhere, which has come in handy countless times already. I don't get to see Wendy as much, as she is on call at the hospital. But I have had fun with her when I do, so I wish I did more! Shelby always has to drive me to or from school, but since he takes classes as well, I don't think he minds. We bonded over SNL videos the other night haha. My host parents are lovely as well.

Ok, buenas!! =)