Exciting Bus Rides

So last week I went to lunch with a friend. We decided to go to a restaurant that would be to far to walk to. So we caught a bus. On the way back from the restaurant, I see this lady holding this gray container. She keeps poking at something inside of the container. Every time she pokes at it; whatever it was would jump. So I am just watching her do this over and over.

All of the sudden whatever this thing was jumps out of the container and hit the lady on the shoulder then fell to the ground out of sight. The lady screamed and her boyfriend gave her a dirty look for making a scene. Then a man and his son started looking on the floor for the mysterious thing. The man found it and held up a live grub worm to give back to the couple.

It is very common to eat grub worms here. They bring them home live and then fry them up. From what I understand they cook them like frog legs. To say the least, riding on the bus in Ecuador is always an adventure, you never know what you might see. You should come and visit just so you can take a bus ride.... well actually there are much better reasons to come and visit but you get the picture.

Grub Worms- 

Ecuador... I am finally here!!

I know that it has been a long time since my last update. Sorry for the delay. For a while I did not have access to reliable internet and then school started so....

Well, here we are after 3 1/2 years of raising support and language school, I am finally here in Ecuador. It has been a big transition but I am loving it here.

In the last month I have:

1. Finished Language School
2. Moved Continents
3. Furnished a house
4. Moved into my house
5. Learned to use a gas stove- I still don't know how to work the oven (I don't know how to light it with a match)
6. Setup my classroom
7. Started School
8. Gotten a parasite
and much much more!

Yes, that's right. On the first day of school, I woke up with a fever. I got a parasite. (Very common here in Shell. I just had to get some medicine for it from the hospital. However, I felt very crummy for a few days )

However, I love my little class. The kids are wonderful. They are so excited about school and even begging for homework (I have 1st and 2nd graders- they will change their opinion soon)

Below I added some pictures of my classroom and my house. Enjoy!

The front of my house.

The Kitchen and the oven I don't know how to operate

The patio, backyard and grill

The passion fruit plant on my back porch

The pineapple that is growing outside my bedroom window

The 1st and 2nd grade classroom at the Nate Saint Memorial School

Math Calendar Board

Classroom Computer and Cubbie Holes

Word Wall and all of the animals painted on the walls. It's a jungle in there!