So I forgot to mention the awesome welcome party that USFQ had for all the exchange students a few weeks back. It was at this beautiful estate in Lumbisi, about 15min from where I am living. The estate was actually the home of an Ecuadorian student's uncle. The place was beautiful. I guess they rent it for events and weddings. There were 3 soccer fields, a pool and bathhouse, a wooded area with a playground, and a gorgeous mansion.
The planned events included playing traditional Ecuadorian games. The challenge for the first game was to climb this tall pole and pop the balloons at the top. Normally, the pole is greased, but they didn't want us to ruin our clothing so the omitted that part. Even with this slight advantage it was still extremely challenging. There were only about 5 people of 200+ that could actually do it, and there were no ladies that did it successfully. Below is a picture of a few of my friends and my attempts... Rick, the ex-marine the one on the far left in the white shirt, was among the elite to successfully climb to the top!
Other games included potato sack races, piñatas, and running through a maze carrying an egg on a spoon. After the games we ate a traditional Ecuadorian meal of pork, potatoes, ahí (a spicy salsa with onions), and other foods that I do not remember the names of. This lil piggy below looks scary but he was delicious!
The remainder of the day consisted of enjoying traditional Ecuadorian pastimes such as drinking beer, playing soccer, and a pretty awesome dance competition. All in all it was an amazing welcome party!
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