So today was another exhausting but fun day. We had class from 9-12. We talked about health care as a human right and a professor from the university came in to talk about mental health in Ecuador. Then from 12-1 we had a medical Spanish class. It was very helpful and I did learn a few new terms. After classes were over we went to Cactus which is a restaurant in front of the university and I had a quesadilla and half a wrap.
We then took a van took La Basilica which is an AMAZING church built in 1883. It might be the biggest church that I have ever seen in my entire life. It was so beautiful. I was speechless when I saw it. There were stairs that went all the way to the top of the church, right up to the towers. Our onsite coordinator said that there were about 700 steps from bottom to top. We had to climb ladders and cross bridges inside the church but once we made it to the top, there was the most beautiful view of Quito. I was in awe of how pretty and quiet Quito seemed from all the way up there. There were even stores and restaurants inside La Basilica which was pretty funny. They even sold shot glasses in the stores inside. Anyway, the explanation I've given really doesn't do it justice. It's really a spectacular place. As we went up the stairs of the church we noticed that people would write stuff on the walls. I saw my name written a few times: "te amo Gaby." Our group decided to leave their mark on the roof of the church: "Boston College loves La Basilica."
We hopped back into the van (because la Basilica closed at 5) and the driver took us to Quicentro which is a very nice, upscale mall in Quito. Mami and I would have had a great time shopping there. Some stores are similar to in the U.S. but there were others that I had never heard of before and they were really cool.
My new mom picked me and Debi up from Quicentro and we went home. I was hungry so my new mom fed me right away. I had rice, hamburger, salad, fried plantains with tuna, and flan. The fried plantains were kind of like tostones but here they are called patacones.
Now I'm sitting at home, procrastinating, not wanting to do the tons of reading that I have to do....
Gaby, te quiero mucho. Nuestro internet service está un poco lento pero lo van a arreglar la semana que viene. En estos momentos está trabajando pero no estás online. toma muchas fotos. Disfruta y aprende. Acá lo de siempre, manny cogió el SAT otra vez hoy, dice que salió mejor. Papi está de night shift. Y yo vegetando ya que se acabaron las clases ayer. Si llegas a una hora razonable, llámame.
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