This weekend was Cuenca
Foundation weekend, not to be confused with the bigger and better Cuenca Days
that occur in November. Although none of the Cuencanos seemed to excited about
it, us Gringas were just happy to a) have a day off, and b) have a chance to do
some more Ecuador shopping. Thursday evening, what started out as a quiet night
quickly transformed into a dance party at our house, a trip to a local club,
and my friends enjoying a dance party in the street on one of the main streets
of Cuenca. The next day, despite the fact that it has been colder and wetter
recently here in Cuenca, we were greeted by a beautiful, sunny day. The
roommates and I spent our day walking around vendor booths, eating lots of
food, and taking in the sunshine. Friday evening Kelsey and I relaxed by making
pad thai and watching the Godfather, a very necessary relaxing night due to the
classes we had to teach the next morning. On Saturdays this cycle I am teaching
a conversation class, which is a club intended for students to solely practice
their listening and speaking. No attendance, no grades. This Saturday we had a
fun class, practicing role-plays of situations of confrontation. After class,
Annie, Kelsey and I ventured out of the Centro, to Good Affinity (an amazing
vegetarian restaurant), La Cooperativa (a store filed with beautiful produce),
and Supermaxi (the American-style grocery store). Although it doesn’t sound
like much, we were exhausted after this little journey. Saturday evening I went
to hang out with some friends, ate dinner, and then got ready to go to the club
again. Saturday night passed with lots of dancing, fun, and friends. Sunday
morning we all slept in, and had a relaxing day. I went back down to the
markets for some final souvenir purchases, and came home and made my first-ever
eggplant parmesan. It was delicious. From there I went on a little vuelta with
a friend (essentially just driving around, without much of a destination), and came
home later to watch Godfather 2 with my roommates. Great end to a great
weekend.
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