A-A-A- Aucas!

This weekend on Sunday, Claire, Angie, Susan, and I went to a soccer game in south Quito. The Aucas are an equivalent to a division two league that our friend Darwin plays on. He arranged to have a cab pick us up and have someone waiting at the entrance with our tickets to escort us in. We felt like VIP! It was so fun to watch, especially with the enthusiastic die-hard fans all around us (They won 2-0!). This coming weekend they have a game in Ibarra, a town 2 hours from Quito. The four of us are going to travel to watch this game - apparently it's an important match that qualifies them for the next round of whatever cup/tournament this is. (I'm such a good fan ;) ) This team they play is supposed to be incredibly good, so it should be fun to watch! Que viva Aucas!





Saturday during the day, I went to my host-brother Hugo's birthday party. It was different from the last birthday I went to, but still very fun. It was less formal; outside at a private park area in a complex where a lot of my host-family's relatives live. There was food all day long, and pick-up soccer matches that Hugo and all of his friends played. Hugo and his girlfriend have their birthdays one day apart, so it was a celebration for her as well. I had fun talking with Gabby, the daughter of Andres from the last party, and caught up with her about school and my time in Quito since then. I could tell my Spanish was flowing easier, and she commented on it too. That night, Andres junior and took me out with him to a bar with his friends that's more Ecuadorian than Americano. We met up with David, his cousin whom I've met a few times before, and their friends. It was fun! I learned some more salsa, and Andres corrected me without being too critical. I'll be taking my gringa friends there sometime soon so we can get out of the Mariscal area for a bit.

Today I have my first university supervisor observation! Nascira will be coming to CMSFQ at 2:00pm for the last block of the day. I'll be facilitating a discussion with my 10th graders on the reading they had due for today. I'm not incredibly nervous, but I'm anxious to hear feedback from Nascira. Updates will come as soon as I hear back from her!