The First of Many

Hello all!!! So Ive been in Ecuador for two weeks now and it has truly been fantastic.



The second day I was here I went to the wedding of one of my many sobrinas (cousins), and it was quite the party. The actual wedding was just like any other Catholic wedding, what with the priest dude talking, us responding, and a choir singing along. Once the reception was over, me and the other two hundred friends and family members headed to a very fancy restaurant slash perfect place to have a party. The place was located in this small pueblo outside the big city. We got there and had waitors running around outside in this beatiful garden setting, serving chocolate covered strawberries and champange. It was surreal. I was standing there, feeling slightly light-headed due to the high elevation (10,000 feet), listening to these people that would sub as my family for a year, and I could hardly understand a word. I was having a great time being the only extranjera there.



Next, they hurded us up, and we went inside to find a proper table setting. Im talking like eight pieces of silverware. We ate Ecuadorian food like pigs, and were served red and white wine all the while. Hard A was served after, but I passed on that.



Once we were in the mood to just go take a nap, it was time to hit the dance floor. Let me tell you, it felt awesome to be the only one in the room who couldnt do the salsa. I was completely lost, but thankfully my chipper cousins all helped me out. In fact, I was pretty much forced to dance with them for two hours straight. I also got to dance with a really attractive Ecuadorian Ooooo. He happens to be my cousin, but whatever, right? I also got followed all night by a very drunk guy, but I just laughed it off because there really wasnt anything else I could do.

That wedding was a sweet way to start my trip in Ecuador because it showed me what the culture here is like. Lots of family, lots of laughing, and lots of drinking. Just my kind of place.