With 5 days left in Manglaralto, Marshall and I have been reminiscing over the past 10 weeks wondering where the time went!
Trinity: My time? Well, over the past two weeks it went mostly to transcriptions with some walks on the beach in between. I've been listening and relistening to so many interview tapes that I almost went crazy these past two weeks. But thankfully, I just finished and just in time to present all my findings tomorrow to the directors of the program. We also spent some good last hours in Dos Mangas with our favorite people we've met this summer. The Salinas family (pictured below) are incredibly generous and welcoming, and we spent many hours touring their farm and trying to catch the rogue guinea pigs (which they finally found).
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Trin and the Salinas Fam |
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Although 'cuy' is a delicacy in much of Ecuador, the Salinas family doesn't plan on eating their beloved pet. |
Marsh: For the past few weeks, I've been kept pretty busy with work for Applerouth, which I'm very thankful about. Trinity's colleague, Kennedy, brought his family here for the last two weeks of our stay, and we've had a fun time teaching them Ultimate frisbee, taking walks around town, and being the recipients of mountains of oranges, cheese, and fish. Besides the recent earthquake that woke us up at midnight (I would have slept through it if Trin hadn't woken me up), life continues its usual slow, contemplative pace. Now, we're making our final rounds of our favorite restaurants and visiting friends we've made, letting them know that we're hoping to return next summer and that we're thankful for their friendship.