The Zoo and other crazy things

So on Sunday a few SNC girls and I had planned to go to the Zoo. This was an adventure. First we sat at our usual bus station for about 30 min trying to figure out how to get there. Eventually, after asking 15 million people for directions we took a half stab in the dark and got on a bus, and then another bus, and then another. On the way there we kept going further and further away from the city, this made me think more and more that we were going to a different country, which was ridiculous because we hadn't even been driving for an hour. We eventually saw some signs for the Zoo and the bus helper announced out stop so we got off. Basically in the middle of no where. We had some idea that we needed to get a taxi to get to the actual zoo so we asked some guys how to get there and they basically said "get in the back of the truck". So being 5 American girls, we did. So we cruised down some back roads with the wind in our hair and the sun on our skin and got to the Zoo. It took us about 2 hours to walk through the entire thing and even get some great pictures. Some of the more extreme animals included the white tail deer and two cows. We ate at the Zoo for lunch and one of the only things they had left were papas con queso (potatoes with cheese). We were all thinking we would receive french fries with nacho cheese sauce, but this is Ecuador so you must expect the unexpected. It turned out to be small potatoes with a slab of cheese, no not melted or anything, just sitting on top. We only questioned the plates for a moment and ate those things right up. Then we thought to ourselves... wow we just ate mini potatoes with cheese for lunch and thought nothing of it. Nothing here phases us anymore. After lunch we headed home.

When I got home Ani, Meli, (my younger sister), and I drove around the city to drop a friend of Ani's off at the bus. At home we ate dinner and I sewed my backpack back up, received my cleaned and folded laundry, and then had to ask for toilet paper. I hate doing this because she only gives me one roll at a time and I feel like I'm asking all the time for it. I'm starting to realize some things that I should have left at home and some things I should have brought along. I clearly under estimated the amount of walking I will be doing and didn't bring enough cool shoes, not to mention a size 9 is not easy to find here. I also wish I would have brought more nail polish and such, what was I thinking? That I could go 4 months without doing my nails when at home I do them once a week at home? Before I left I was told to keep doing some of the things you love doing, and let's be honest, I love doing my nails. So I might have to go out and find some cool colors to bring back to the states.