Oklahoma

I ate cuy-guinea pig. It tasted like burnt campfire rubber. But, It's a traditional dish, so I'm glad I tried it.



This view of Quito is from the Yaku Water Treatment exhibit/museum. It's a beautiful museum. I went with Tricia, Jessalie, and Sofia.



This is a picture out the plane window. I didn't realize how wide the Andes are. When I thought of mountains before, I always thought of the Rockies-flat, 1 chain of Rocks-flat. The way that the Andes were/are created, according to my geology class, the Nazca plate constantly slides (little by litle) under the South American plate creating friction. Rather than the material going into the earth, it builds up. Since the plates are always moving, the moutains are very wide and still growing.



This is a view out my window of Oklahoma. Yes, this made me snicker. I'm still dealing with the evening light issue. Pichincha always stops the sun, so every night, the light goes away at 6:30. I'm having issues with how long I can study after dark. My first week of Intersession class, I didn't make it to bed before 1am, and had to get up at 5:30 or 6am to finish the homework or study.




Here is Mema. Her back chair legs sunk into the wet ground. This was Mother's Day/Mom and Karen's Birthday/Lacy Return shin-dig. It made me really happy that she would have this happen. That was 4 1/2 months without silly Mema. Of course, it was luck of the draw of who sat in the chair, but it was Mema. She didn't even spill her beloved coffee on the way down (see it sitting upright to her right).