I finally made it to my first futbol game - qualifying game for the '14 World Cup - Ecuador v. Peru! Here you can see everyone in their umbrellas (we actually were lucky enough to have a HOT and SUNNY afternoon, although everyone around me was wishing for rain). You can see the fans with the big Ecuador flag in the right corner, with Volcan Pichincha in the background..
My host-mom and Emelia, adding her handprint to the Yasunizate banner.
The game was extra exciting because we WON - what you see below is the shower of beer that you get drenched in every time we score a goal - I got drenched twice..
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On Sunday I went to a telethon being held in La Casa de la Cultura, a few blocks from my house. The telethon was for Yasunizate - a mission that people all over Ecuador are fighting hard for. It is a forest in the far east of Ecuador that is overlying a large oil reserve.. basically the story line of Avatar.
But anyways, if this video ever uploads, you will see this incredible kid of about 5 years old from Ibarra, addressing the crowd on the importance of preserving the jungle. He spoke first in Quechua and then in Spanish, I think here you can see him speaking Quechua.
Cross your fingers that the video works, because he was incredible to see speak!
My host-mom and Emelia, adding her handprint to the Yasunizate banner.
One snapshot of the telethon stage - there were famous bands from all over Ecuador. In this photo you can see some dancers in traditional garb from different parts of the country..
Emelia was having too much fun playing with my camera. This is the same shy girl who comes running to skype convos with my mom to serenade her in spanish...
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