a couple nights ago i had my first home made burrito. when i figured out what was inside it hit me like a big lightning bolt of culture shock, maybe more than anything previously had. it was a burrito alright, but it was a burrito with a hot dog inside with melted cheese. it was a strange fusion of american cultural food, knowing that i love mexican burritos, and the ecuatorian distance from both cultures.

large sanduche and a drink: $2.35

on sunday i saw a policeman reading the constitution booklet that has been widely distributed while standing in front of a church. this sunday is the big day, where everybody must go to the city where they are currently registered and vote. si o no. there is this thing called ley seca, dry law, where no one is allowed to buy or consume alcohol on saturday or sunday so that everyone votes with a clear head. if you get caught drinking, my professor warned us, you will be put in jail.

ecuatorianos do things different here. that's my lesson from these events.