Well, another amazing week has passed by. Last Wednesday night my friends and I went out and had a great time. Friday was the Ecuador vs. Bolivia game! Some of my friends got tickets and went to the game at the Atahualpa Stadium. My friend Alex tried to get tickets for us, but he ended up standing in line for four hours without any luck. My friends who got tickets scalped them. That's what I'm going to try and do for the Chile game next month. That's going to be a huge game! We ended up beating Bolivia 1 to 0!!! Everyone went crazy and that night in La Mariscal, everyone was out wearing their jerseys. We had some beers at a bar while we watched the game.
These two guys play for the National Ecuadorian Basketball team!
Friday night was a lot of fun but also very sad. Our medical student friends that we went to Atacames with two weeks ago, left Friday night. I'm so glad we met them, they're such a crazy bunch. Thankfully, a few of them live in Oregon, and we have plans to meet up when we get back to Oregon.
Saturday I had to wake up at 5:30 am! But it was worth it because we went to Otavalo. Otavalo is an indigenous town that has a huge market and it known worldwide. It's about an hour and a half drive away. The market is gigantic. I got lost in it. It's similar to Saturday market, they have trinkets and cute things, as well as clothes and all the food you could want. I got some gifts for my friends and my parents. I also got myself a llama sweater!
We stopped along the way to Otavalo
I love my friends
Otavalo- so many colors!
Cari, Julie and I with our llama sweaters!
The ride back home was exhausting but hilarious. You know when you are so tired you start to get really silly? That was just about everyone on our bus. We couldn't stop laughing the whole ride home. That night there was no way we could go out. I went to sleep at 10 and slept for twelve hours. Much needed. Sunday Cari and I went over to our friend Arturo's house with his friend Jesse to swim in his pool and go in the steam room. I can't tell you how much I wish I had a pool and a steam room. We had a lot of fun in the sun. Then at 6:30 pm, Arturo and I went to buy our Galapagos plane tickets. I only ended up getting my ticket because the mall closed at 8 pm. But... I'M GOING TO THE GALAPAGOS :) I'm so excited! It's a four day, three night trip that includes everything (hotels, rides to different islands, every meal, snorkeling equipment, etc.) and I leave October 26th! Other friends are meeting with the coordinator to buy their tickets today. The total price is about $900, which is an EXTREMELY good deal. I can't wait!
Love,
Audrey
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