Friday!

No class today! but still a lot of learning. I had not mentioned that last Saturday, my friends and I left the seminary in search of an adventure. We had decided to climb a local mountain. So, with native friends, we asked a taxi driver to take us to a mountain and when we arrived at TeleferiQo, a very large mountain, we exited the taxi and began the ascent.
Unfortunately after climbing for about 20 minutes, we encountered some adversity in the form of a security guard. TeleferiQo has ski lifts, that one can pay money to ride to the top. Because of this, it is not allowed to walk up to the top. So we decided to check out the ski lift.
At first glance, the $ 4.50 seemed somewhat reasonable. Then we noticed a second sign: Foreigners 8.50. That seemed a little steep to climb a mountain (Pun intended). Instead we left and ate sketchy pizza.
All of that to say, that today, we returned to TeleferiQo. This time, the program was going to pay for us. We rode the ski lifts to the top and enjoyed some excellent views.
From there we left for lunch. I ate guinea pig. It was staring at me while I chewed. I kept chewing, but with decreased fervor.
After this we went to the other equator. The one that was estimated in the 1700's. They were only about 100 yards off! Can you imagine doing that with so little technology? We got some good pictures, and found out why the locals call it, "Gringo-landia"
A very enjoyable day, chock full of fun. Played cards tonight and I won, my prize was an ecuadorian version of a moon-pie. North America and South America, both under the same moon, but with different moon pies.