TOUSE adventures + Gordo Mono

Today when we were walking into these humble abodes it was very eye-opening to see how the people here live. While we were on the home visits the other half of us were sorting clothes to be sold at the flea market on Friday. We hung up and sorted clothes that were donated to The Center. We also got to listen to some American music and watched our friends dance in a poor-fashion for the first time sinse Saturday. After everyone came back from their adventures we all gathered to eat some super yummy rice and hamburger meat with a side of beets. Issac forced the beets down while Will shoved them onto Mr. Beyers plate. Then we let Damon serenade our ears with Something in the Orange by Zach Bryan. Then we all piled onto the bus as we drove to Mitad del Mundo- the center of the earth (the equator). We saw some llamas that we thought only existed in Fortnite and they weren't purple for some reason, but they smelled really bad and did not spit at us.  Then we went to the first exhibit where we learned about people making necklaces out of shrunken heads in the Amazon rainforest. We also learned about all the cool animals that live in the Amazon. Such as a tarantula as big as my hand, a giant boa constrictor, a tiny fish that crawls up your genitals, and a Hummingbird. Then we went to the real authentic houses that the Waorani people built 250 years ago. We saw the spears/ blow dart that they use to hunt and kill enemies, and they would cover the blow dart in a paralyzing toxin found in vines. Will and I were the only ones who got to hold them. After that, we did some experiments on the equator like balancing an egg on a nail and draining water from a sink showing which way the water turns on each hemisphere. We also got to put on some mucho grande snazzy zapatos! We got lots of pictures before getting a step-by-step demonstration on how chocolate originated and is made in Ecuador. We got to try some and see all the loco flavors Ecuador had to offer for us! Super yummy! We then got to try some yummy frozen fruit bars (mucho frio). Then Brice and I got some models of the shrunken heads and one of those looked like me! We drove back to The Center where Issac discussed his family visits while Will got a quick nap. We than had some lasagna and Ceasar salad that was super good. We had our group discussion and went to Tuti (the convince store below us) to prepare for the long journey ahead of us tomorrow!!!