Papallacta

This past weekend was a blast!

So, my weekends here begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Honestly, I have been starting to miss America a lot. My friend Kyle and I then decided to have AMERICA NIGHT! We found an American bar, ate a bunch of wings, had a pitcher of beer (I am legal here therefore it is okay. I just want that to be known lol.) and watched a game of football! Seriously, it felt like a holiday. There are so many American things I miss, but I know once I return to the U.S., there will be just as many Ecuadorian things I'll miss haha. 

Friday was a good day as well. We had a conference we had to go to at the graduate university here. Afterwards our political science professor took us out... but seriously. We partied with our professor. Sometimes I question if laws are enforced here. 

Saturday, after a wonderful night of sleep, a few of us decided to go to Papallacta! This was the most beautiful town I have ever seen. It was about an hour and half drive from Quito, but the drive was wonderful. My friend here drove us all through the mountains, high to where the air was the freshest air I have ever breathed. I'm not one of those people that are usually deep and appreciative of art ect.... but for some reason, I appreciated this town more than anything in the world. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND I AM SO SAD I DIDNT BRING MY CAMERA! Anyways, we drove down to where the thermal baths were. The town is located next to a volcano so I am assuming that is how the water is so warm, but I never asked. There were many different baths located in this one area, all varying in temperature and such. It was such a pretty sight since outside was a tad chilly and the thermal baths were warm thereby creating a line of steam all over. After soaking in a pool as warm as a hot tub, surrounded by green mountains and hills, my friend Erinn and I decided to get massages! It was the most relaxing day of my life. I love how the things I can do here cost about 1/10th of what they would cost in America. In the U.S. there is no way I would ever be able to afford a relaxing day like that haha.

Well off to see a movie with a friend, then maybe I'll do some homework haha. Next blog I will post pictures because blogs with just words are pretty lame. Mi culpa. Chau!