I have had an excellent weekend! Much socialisng!!
Saturday:
I watched some of the NZ rugby match round at Andy's house - although this mostly consisted of sitting outside with Kay and Christine and chatting, whilst the boys watched the rugby!
In the evening I went for a meal with the girls, Claire and Barbara. This was at a tiny Italian place in Cumbaya. It was a really sweet place. However there was a bit of a weird vibe so I decided to go out with Lani and Katt after the meal. (Tried to persuade Claire to come too...but she stayed with the others coz she's a good girl!)
After I'd finished eating I rang Lani to let her know that I was ready - I sang 'Rescue Me' down the phone, much to the horror of Keanna (Katt's daughter), and the amusement of Katt! The girls came to pick me up and we headed off into the night - singing along to 80s cheese! Hurray!
As we were driving I thought about the fact I'd left the others...in the past I probably would have stayed because I felt that it was the right thing to do (like Claire), but it felt really good to have decided that I could have a better night and just gone and done it! Thinking purely about what I want to do, regardless of what others think! It felt so liberating!
We ended up at a club called 'The Next Level' in the Mariscal. We'd met up with a couple of Katt's friends and had to endure some random wandering before we found a place where they wouldn't have to pay.
I danced and danced and laughed and laughed! My dance partner for the evening was a guy called Esteban. It was interesting because I thought it would be a laugh to have a bit of a dance with him...then discovered there was no escape! It seems once an Ecuadorian guy has decided that you're dancing, that's that! Luckily he was a good dancer! We moved on to a Salsateca which was conveniently situated next door.
At the end of the evening (well, about 2.30-3.00am), the guys walked us back to Katt's car - and seemed very surprised when they weren't invited back! Big sulks ensued...oh well, tough!
I went back to Katt and Lani's which was fun. LAni and I stayed up chatting till about 4am!
Sunday:
Lani made me a really good breakfast and then I headed off to get a taxi (feeling slightly hungover...this has been happening of late!). Luckily there was one just down the road!
I got home and was there for about an hour and a half before heading out again to meet Yvette in Quito.
Yvette had a couple of lovely Irish girls 'couchsurfing' with her. (For those not in the know - www.couchsurfing.com).
We went up into the old town and had a typical Ecuadorian lunch - a three course meal costing $2.25! I really enjoyed being back in the old town. I haven't been there since my birthday when I got really weird vibes. I didn't have any weirdnesses this time. It really is beautiful up there, so different to the new town. It was good too to suss out public transport to get there and back! Yvette was a great guide and I really enjoyed the company of the girls.
Back at Yvette's, she made Cuban style coffee and we had chocolate too - mmmm!
Eventually I decided I really should go home and do some preparation for this week. (Got home about 6pm).
Today I've led a school assembly on bullying because it is anti-bullying week. This is a week that I have introduced to the school to tie in with the week back in the UK. Assembly went well - even though I didn't really decide what I was doing till this morning!! I spent a lot of yesterday evening finding resources and thinking about what I want to do.
Saturday:
I watched some of the NZ rugby match round at Andy's house - although this mostly consisted of sitting outside with Kay and Christine and chatting, whilst the boys watched the rugby!
In the evening I went for a meal with the girls, Claire and Barbara. This was at a tiny Italian place in Cumbaya. It was a really sweet place. However there was a bit of a weird vibe so I decided to go out with Lani and Katt after the meal. (Tried to persuade Claire to come too...but she stayed with the others coz she's a good girl!)
After I'd finished eating I rang Lani to let her know that I was ready - I sang 'Rescue Me' down the phone, much to the horror of Keanna (Katt's daughter), and the amusement of Katt! The girls came to pick me up and we headed off into the night - singing along to 80s cheese! Hurray!
As we were driving I thought about the fact I'd left the others...in the past I probably would have stayed because I felt that it was the right thing to do (like Claire), but it felt really good to have decided that I could have a better night and just gone and done it! Thinking purely about what I want to do, regardless of what others think! It felt so liberating!
We ended up at a club called 'The Next Level' in the Mariscal. We'd met up with a couple of Katt's friends and had to endure some random wandering before we found a place where they wouldn't have to pay.
I danced and danced and laughed and laughed! My dance partner for the evening was a guy called Esteban. It was interesting because I thought it would be a laugh to have a bit of a dance with him...then discovered there was no escape! It seems once an Ecuadorian guy has decided that you're dancing, that's that! Luckily he was a good dancer! We moved on to a Salsateca which was conveniently situated next door.
At the end of the evening (well, about 2.30-3.00am), the guys walked us back to Katt's car - and seemed very surprised when they weren't invited back! Big sulks ensued...oh well, tough!
I went back to Katt and Lani's which was fun. LAni and I stayed up chatting till about 4am!
Sunday:
Lani made me a really good breakfast and then I headed off to get a taxi (feeling slightly hungover...this has been happening of late!). Luckily there was one just down the road!
I got home and was there for about an hour and a half before heading out again to meet Yvette in Quito.
Yvette had a couple of lovely Irish girls 'couchsurfing' with her. (For those not in the know - www.couchsurfing.com).
We went up into the old town and had a typical Ecuadorian lunch - a three course meal costing $2.25! I really enjoyed being back in the old town. I haven't been there since my birthday when I got really weird vibes. I didn't have any weirdnesses this time. It really is beautiful up there, so different to the new town. It was good too to suss out public transport to get there and back! Yvette was a great guide and I really enjoyed the company of the girls.
Back at Yvette's, she made Cuban style coffee and we had chocolate too - mmmm!
Eventually I decided I really should go home and do some preparation for this week. (Got home about 6pm).
Today I've led a school assembly on bullying because it is anti-bullying week. This is a week that I have introduced to the school to tie in with the week back in the UK. Assembly went well - even though I didn't really decide what I was doing till this morning!! I spent a lot of yesterday evening finding resources and thinking about what I want to do.
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