Alright sports fans, time for round 3….
Time here seems to be flying by. We have started teaching English classes to the students here in Montacitos. And seeing as I know quite a bit of Spanish, I was chosen to hike to Los Frios on Mondays and Tuesdays to lead a class there. On Monday through Thursday we also help Ronny with his English class in the evening. It’s been really interesting and I’ve had a lot of fun so far doing it.
The nights here seem to have gotten A LOT more windy. On more than one ocassion I have thought my tent might fly off the mountain, even with it being staked down and with me in it. That much wind also makes it difficult to sleep at night. We all seem to be getting a lot less sleep than usual. Hopefully this won’t last too much longer.
Last weekend we went to the city!! It was quite an adventure just getting there and back. We woke up at 7am to take the “public transportation” down to San Juan. And by “public transportation” I mean some dude who drives a truck and crams as many people (and their belongings) into it as possible. The truck was suppose to come at 8am but was an hour late, which I was kind of expecting. After we got on board we took off down the mountain. It was better than any rollercoaster I’ve ever been on. It reminded me of the offroading I did on the mountains in Patagonia, Argentina. Except instead of being in an SUV I was standing up in the back of a truck the whole time. The ride there and back was my favorite part of the day. On the way back we shared a truck with about 30 chickens. The actual time we spent in the city was rather uneventful. We just did some grocery shopping and bought some fruit at the outside market. It was just nice to get a change of scenery. We are planning on going again this weekend but hopefully staying longer.
The other day we were just hanging out and Francis (one of the pastors brothers) told me ther e were places near here where people sell fried chicken. WHAT THE!?!?! WHY IS HE JUST TELLING ME THIS NOW!?!?!??!?! Needless to say we have been eating quite well these last few days. And the chicken is AMAZING. Sure beats KFC. I’ve also eaten fried chicken hearts for the first time. PURE HEAVEN!! A few nights ago we all went up to one of the places and ate like kings. We had fried chicken, fried hotdogs, and friend bananas. The locals even made us tea. We just sat under the stars and talked for hours. It was an awesome time. Oh yeah, when we go to the city this weekend I want to buy a live chicken and cook it. Ronny said he would show me how to clean and prepare it, so it shouldn’t be too hard. I CAN’T WAIT!!!
Anyway that’s about all the time I have for now. I love and miss you guys. I’ll write again as soon as I can. Hasta luego!!!!
