Quito, oh Quito, the things I will miss....

It's hard to believe that my three months have come to an end already. As I am here for my last few days I am trying to soak up everything I love about this place. From my little babies at the orphanage to the fresh fruit, bread, and flowers available at every street corner, to the amazing mountain views all around.

This blog will just feature many pictures that describe my time in Ecuador and why I love it so much here. I am confident I will be back one day, this place will always have a huge part of my heart.

In no particular order....

celebrating birthdays

spending quality time with my baby Antoinella

she's just so stinkin' cute

the friendly llama that greets me on my way to the orphanage

the beautiful smiles of sweet children

babies strapped to their mother's backs

walking down the streets in old town Quito

the motor-taxis

beachin' it in the middle of February

sweet friends at the garbage dump day care

smiling faces, excited to see us

sharing a bottle of Inca Cola with friends

mosquito nets

the babies in the orphanage

sweet little babies in their swings

Quichua women singing in church

buildings that make me grateful for the blessings I have

cramming all of Corban and the interns into one car to go to church

feeding precious children snacks

visiting the street children and loving on them

the mountains

cute babies on the bus

people selling just about anything and everything at every intersection

the vendors on every street corner

cutie pie kids coloring

ghetto taxis (this is rare for Quito, but so fun!)

beautiful churches

the Panecio

chiva rides

amazing architecture

this picture needs no words

And the thing I won't miss...

Meals that include entire animal bodies, including the feet!!

I thank my Heavenly Father for this opportunity
and praise Him for all He has done in my life while serving in Quito!!

I ate Cuy!!

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. I've been in Peru for the last two weeks traveling around with the Brown's, Corban, and the other interns going to different Summer Camps (it's summer in Peru right now) and helping out. More pics of that trip later...

One night before we left for Peru, Corban was invited to lead worship at an Indigenous Quichua church in Ambato. We made the three-hour drive with them and had a great time of fellowship and experience! 

Some surrounding buildings around the church.

Here is a picture of their school, there is only one school for the whole town. 60 children. Grades K-7th. One teacher. Sad. I wish I could do something to help! My wheels were spinning all night...

We spent a little time upstairs, which is where we found the women in the kitchen preparing our meal....Cuy. For those of you who don't know, Cuy is Guinea Pig. It's a common meal here in Latin America and I thought that maybe, just maybe I'd go the whole three months without coming into contact with this fried rodent. No such luck, tonight was the night! So, here I am, trying guinea pig for the first time! They were chanting all of the Gringos on the whole time. 

Here are the women in the kitchen cooking.

This is him before...

Here it comes, yikes!

And this is him after...

Bye bye mister cuy...

Side note: I did not eat it all, just a bite. Small advantages to sitting next to a boy (just slide over anything you don't want to finish and they'll finish it for you!)