Firsts in Ecuador

Firsts from Ecuador (ironically they came in the last week and a half)

1. 1^st time Taylor students took public buses out of Cuenca. (We went to Yungilla and Montanita)

Funny story: I had to go to the bathroom on the bus but the bathroom in the back was locked, so I kindly asked the bus dude to open it for me, but he mumbled “come this way…it will be easier” and the bus stopped just for me to pee. And the whole bus watched. Later Jordan told me that the whole bus was whispering “Why did we stop” and “oh he’s going to the bathroom”.

2. First time a Taylor student this semester went to the hospital. She’s fine, I think it was just food poisoning and she’s out.

3. First time I got stung by a jellyfish. Actually, a long tentacle from a dead jelly fish wrapped around both of my ankles.

4. First time I spent “finals week” on the beach. In South America. Surfing.

5. First time I got an allergic reaction. It still comes and goes and I don’t know what its from. Pictured is my foot with the “leprosy”

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6. First time I showed up to church more than an hour late (other than a daylight savings time day).

7. First time my family has brought “Lucas” over, another wiener dog with the sole purpose of making babies with one of the other dogs.

8. First time I lost my cell phone. Luckilly it was only the cheap one Taylor gave me.

9. Been in a car accident. Actually within 7 days I had ironically been in THREE!!!!!! Van or bus accidents. Nobody was ever hurt. Pictured is the bus accident.

Dogs and Goodbyes

2 Weekends ago the TU students and I went to Yungilla for a weekend full of hiking, reading, relaxing, and puzzles. It was pretty chill.

Some funny stories from this weekend (all involving Godark the huge dog who is pictured)

1. When we went hiking, Godark started fighting with a large bull, and could have easily gotten gored. It was awesome

2. My Ecuadorian cousin told me that Godark eats a lot of chickens (ours and neighbors) and people want him to be put down. So he was fed poison to kill him, but the poison didn’t do anything. To him. The little white dog with 3 puppies named Muñeca (or Dolly in English, who’s dirty brother always tries to make puppies with my two dogs) ate some of the poisoned food and died.

3. Jordan pushed Godark in the duck pond and Godark ran away skiddishly after.

Tomorrow we leave for the beach for 3 days before our last week.

My last week will include

-2 “finals” that will be super easy (one of which we already have a question bank for)

-Goodbye dinner with our families

-Many sad goodbyes (already had one at my work that was sad)

^{Proverbs 18:10}

The name of the LORD is a strong tower;

the righteous run to it and are safe.