Jason and Jordan playing cards on the front porch of the lodge.
Our first meal together.
This is where the beeks´sleep.
The view from the porch.
The whole gang on the porch.We´re having a blast here. Today we´re headed to a little sight-seeing trip with Jordan´s dad, Roger. We´re going first to Otavalu, a huge market town. We´ll go shopping there tomorrow and then spend a night in Quito, and then one in Cotopaxi. It is the point closest to the sun on the Earth because of the Equatorial bulge. We´re having such a good time.
A few adventures include: when the dog escaped and attacked one of the llamas, when one of the llamas gave birth (baby did not survive), when I got charged by a random horse that was on our land and jason jumped a fence to protect me, learning to make woven bracelets, feeding the chickens everyday and having to go on egg hunts to find where they´re laying *dang free range*, butchering a chicken, de-feathering, and gutting it and then barbecuing it- what an experience, playing cards all day, and many many more.
It´s starting to hit me that we´re not going to be there for the holidays. There are christmas decorations for sale here and I´m so bummed to be away from family during this time of year. But, I also think it will give us some perspective.
Traveling is like the first time that you go to spend the night at a friend´s house. You realize that not everything you and your family do is normal. Or not even normal, but just that not everybody does them. I remember the first time I went to spend the night at my friend Ann Gevock´s house. Her family was having meatloaf for dinner. I had never had meatloaf before. Our family didn´t even eat meat, let alone a LOAF of meat. They couldn´t believe that I´d never had meatloaf, but they still graciously showed me how some people eat it with ketchup, and so on. I was amazed, and eternally changed. Traveling has been the same.
3 comments:
Kaela! Your comparison to sleep-overs summarizes your experience so well. Meatloaf....who thought it could awaken one's perspective! Weird. Anyway, I love reading your stories. I can just see Jason charging over a fence to save his lady....."SUPERHERO" status for sure. Did he tell the animal 'that'll do!!!' I love you guys so much! We're gearing up for the move, we have about a month left....gettin' nervous! Hugs and kisses from Walter house!
Hi Schneekses!
I have so enjoyed reading of your adventures- there is something so special about traveling that you just can't put into words, and I can tell just by reading your posts that you're experiencing that specialness! By the way, I do in fact know how to play euchre, I think it's like a midwesterners game around here, so when you two get back, we'll have to play. Although maybe the rules are different in South America- like you have to pluck a chicken if your team gets set... I miss you guys so much, and I hope your trip just gets better and better. And happy birthday, Jason!
It looks like you're both having a blast; how wonderful you get to enrich your time by helping others. We've about 8 inches of snow here in Portland. The last time we had any where near this much (snow) was when you two were living up here(!) Lots of love to you both, looking forward to reading more soon!
safe travels!
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