The school where elyse works, santiago de apostol, was a part of a 5k for child workers today (since their mission is to serve child workers and those children at risk). we went, not to run but to be supportive.
it was totally weird. it was on the puntilla, the rich area of town, at the Guayaquil tennis club. which is REALLY nice. they have a riverside pool and housing and it´s ridiculous. But all these Santiago students went and ran alongside all these pelucon ecuadorians who obviously run regularly and had matching running outfits and could afford and want to pay the entrance fee and they ran down these paved tree-lined streets and it was so many things that do not exist in my life here. but the kids really appreciated having us there cheering them on, and it was so cool to see them running. then we got free breakfast (ham sandwich, cake, and a banana). so good times.
also, it´s been in the 70s here and we´re all freezing, wearing long pants and worrying about our upcoming trip to the beach and it being too cold to swim.
Enjoy the “cold” while you can, remember, you are coming home to Missouri in August…..
Enjoy the cold, you will be coming home to MO in August…..
Are you kidding? 70 is not too cold to swim. If it was, we wouldn’t have gotten to go yet!! Come on, think back to your river days. Oh, that’s right…Popo never threw YOU in.