Santi, Nathaly, Rebecka, Andy, Pupi, Riley, me, and Taylor at our despedida dinner A really lovely way to bring this trip to a close. ‘Twas the best dinner I’ve had in Quito yet. We actually first went to the wrong Vista Hermosa, where we sat on the rooftop of a building with an incredible view of the lit up churches, until we realized we were at the wrong place and relocated. That night, Santi, Pupi, Taylor, Riley, and I met Andy and Rebeckah (the group that went to Canoa) at a schfancy restaurant called Vista Hermosa in the Historical Center of Quito, which is really pretty at night. Then I picked up my final ceramics pieces, said goodbye to the guy who’s in the charge of making clay, Luchito, who I secretly want to be best friends with (he told me: “vuelve!” –return), and headed to Andres’ car in the rain, silently freaking out about the possibility of breaking any pieces. I would say I’ll continue the trend next semester, but I say that every year, and I would rather not make any false promises. Alas, I wrote my paper, and thus finished all my exams and in turn, my semester abroad! This semester has been the first time in years that I know what it feels like to finish assignments more than one night before they are due. Made it hard to concentrate about gender and sexuality in terms of cinematographic form of the film XXY.
Next to me was a small child playing computer games where he had to get little dots through a maze to a castle. I went to campus with Andres and sat in the library for two and a half hours working on my paper while he took his exam. Took a quick trip to Ayla’s ex-host-house to return her cell phone, I sat in the back with Jose Ignacio and his ninja lego (I am seriously going to miss this kid), and came back to the house, when a little while later Juan Diego and Andres came by to say goodbye!
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We made it in time for the last two categories of trivia (Outer Space and Music, both impossible), and somehow our team won and everyone got free drinks…and a coupon to a bookstore in Quito.įernandito chopping chicken for schwarma night!
That night, Ayla and I returned the favor and took Maribel out to dinner for girls’ night :) We went to a restaurant called Focaccia, constantly assuring her that the focaccia she makes at home is better.Īfter dinner, as we were walking to a bar to meet friends who were playing trivia, we ran into our Midwest friends! We said our goodbyes (really hope that one of them comes to visit, or who knows, maybe Ayla and I will make a trip to the Twin Cities one day) and met up with Taylor, Riley, Alisha, and a few other Americans at an Irish pub. Was supposed to go to Ceramics class but skipped and went home. I went to my Cuento Hispanoamericano class and was really surprised when three Ecuadorian classmates Ecua-cheek-kissed me goodbye and wished me a good trip- made me wish I had gotten to know them better! Then took the exam early in the Liberal Arts Office where the secretary gave me cookies. Last Day of Classes! I tried to find the equivalent for “LDOC” in Spanish but it just doesn’t flow so well… EUDDC. It was a really great day with the fam, and I suddenly felt sad that I was leaving! I’m definitely going to miss this family- I told Maribel to send Jose Ignacio to the States so we can go to Legoland together (his dream!). Is that because of Fiestas de Quito?” and Maribel answered, “no, it’s like that every Sunday” which unexpectedly made me very sad that I did not know about this for four months of living in Quito because I wish I would’ve taken advantage of it! But no need to dwell. Also, as we were driving past a park, there were TONS of people out on that beautiful sunny Sunday, and I said “Woah, so many people. It was such a nice family outing and made me wish that we had had the chance to go out with the entire family more often.
Then we drove to an ice cream place together. We went to a Mexican restaurant (Noam thought this was a funny choice) called La Casa de Eduardo, where I ordered a burrito and got this gigantic thing:Īte about half of that and wrapped the rest up to go, and like I somehow always manage to do, forgot it at the restaurant. Our host family took Ayla and I out for an almuerzo de despedido, or a goodbye lunch, followed by ice cream :)
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