¡Hola from your Líderes del Día!
Today we started off early at 7:30 a.m. and headed to breakfast at Roma Santa. We had sausages, eggs, bananas with strawberry sauce, peaches, and bread with cheese filling. It was really tasty! Afterwards, we left for Pucará Tambo, home of the Cacha people, the first official indigenous community established in Ecuador. It was only half an hour from Roma Santa!
When we got there, we were greeted by Cesar, a spiritual leader and tour guide of the community. He led us in a traditional spiritual cleansing ceremony that involved various herbs used to rid people of bad energies. The herbs smelled very natural and were a big change from the cities most of us are used to. We were then given a tour of the botanical herb garden and the small museum that housed Cachan artifacts.
We then had the pleasure of meeting Poncho the alpaca and Michaela the llama. They were both quite friendly and photogenic!
Afterwards, we ate a traditional indigenous lunch that consisted of corn, potatoes, cheese, other vegetables, and a special oatmeal drink. The meal was vegetarian, and it was really enjoyable!
Following the meal, we drove back to the hotel and had a seminar about teaching English. Spanish speakers were assigned to teach the basic English, while non-speakers will teach more advanced students. We start tomorrow! Woooooooo!
After the seminar, we walked to dinner at Roma Santa, where we had chicken soup, garbanzo beans, and tea made specially to cure stomachaches. The food was delicious!
Then, we went to our nightly meeting, where we reflected on our day and gave shoutouts to people we appreciated. After, we passed the LDD torch to the next leaders: Fabi, Elena, and Pana. It was an honor being the first student LDDs, and we wish the best of luck to tomorrow’s leaders!
– Kenson and Adri
Hola Kenson, look like you are having good times, making many new friends, and experiencing many new things.
Enjoy and see you soon !!
Dad
Thanks for the great story telling and especially the pictures! What a eventful day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (or maybe late bday) DESIREEE!!!! We all miss you and are waiting until you come back. You have grown so much over the past 17 years and we are glad that we got to see you grow . . . We are sure you will be successful when you grow up. we love you <3 – Mom, Dad, and Chelsea
Thanks Adri and Kenson for an interesting summary of the day. Herbs to cleanse bad energies, vegetarian lunch all sounds great. Colorful walls, Bright blue skies – looks very cheerful. Hope the special tea for stomach ache is just part of the regular menu!! Not necessitated by real stomach pain…:) Glad that everyone is having good fun. Good luck with English tutoring.
A great first student post! I’m wondering whether the llama or the alpaca was the favorite? Your breakfasts are sounding particularly tasty. Keep this info coming! Best of luck With your Spanish courses!
Hola Kenson !!
It is great to see you are having good time, meeting new friends, and seeing/experience new things.
Enjoy and see you soon !!
dad
Thanks for the posting, love to see all the smiling faces, enjoy and be safe!
Big hugs to Amanda!
Amanda’s mom, dad and siblings
Great posting. Keep it up. How is the weather? Where is everyone from.
. Adri have fun. Love you, Grandma and Grandpa Penix
eather?