Long Awaited Pictures from Otavalo!

Okay, so there isn't a lot here because my camera battery died halfway through and I didn't know when to and when not to take my camera off the bus. I'm eventually going to steal pictures from Alison.




Speaking of whom, this is Alison. Making a very funny face.












This is Tio Dan. He was trying to look creepy because he's the creepy Uncle. He's technically the host Uncle of another K student, Peter. So we like to joke about it.
















This is another picture from the route to school that I thought was neat. Most walls have glass on top of them to keep people out. This one apparently doesn't. Still, pretty.









Another bus picture I thought was cool. This sign says something about caring about your life, or guarding it, or something. Basically, it's saying be careful. I like that with the ominous sky in the distance.






This is at our first stop at the weaver's place in Agato. This woman was demonstrating how to spin thread from the sheep's wool. Kinda cool.










Here are our dear Cuy friends. Cuy, or Guinea Pigs, are eaten here as a delicacy. It's an indigenous tradition, I guess. I think these were for eating. I didn't ask because I didn't want to know.









I took this picture of a chicken just for my Dad. He really wants chickens. I always go nuts when I see them! And there are two or three that live up the road from me at home that I never see, only hear. So here's a chicken!








This is me that night in the hat I bought from the weavers in Agato. Pretty sweet, right? I know, I look psychotic. But I think I took it myself. And I was really excited about my hat!







Next Day!




This is the view from behind our Hostal. Quite a view. It made me so exhilarated to be where I was! It was incredible!










This is much much later that day at Cuicocha. Which is also where I went this past weekend. It was much much sunnier on this day, so these pictures are better. Plus I video taped this past weekend. Maybe I'll figure out how to get it on my computer and can show you!






Part of the trip was taking a boat out to see the two domes in the middle of the lake. It's a volcanic crater filled with water. And now I know who the dome you can see behind these two formed, but that's another post. This is Elana and Thom. Both are great and wonderful. YAY!







This is Alison and Katie standing/sitting on the wall at Cuicocha. Just hanging out and having fun.

















Mostly I love this picture because of Dan's face. Plus, you get a great view and can see almost all my friends. From left to right, Alison, Peter, Gabrie (an Ecuadorian who was at K last year and came with us on this trip), Thom, and Dan.





So that's that! This took forever to put these up here. But I'll do it again with more pictures another time. Not from Otavalo though. I'm done with Otavalo posts for awhile. Right now I'm procrastinating from writing a paper due in two days. But I better start now.

Hope everyone's well.