Spanish is the only language spoken here in La Maná!
U.S. Dollars are used all over Ecuador!
Depending on where you go to buy a bottle of water, it can cost anywhere from $1.10 to $1.90.
I think the best meal this week was a plate my host sister made. It consisted of chicken stew with rice, and very delicious yuca. It tasted so amazing that I even ate seconds!
I listened to cumbia this week. I even danced to it! Have you ever heard of cumbia? If you have heard of this style of music, how would you describe it?
Listen to a couple of seconds of the music in this video: https://youtu.be/o24JIpW6xgU
This week, I had the most fun going to a hot springs pool for the day! I went into the pool with very hot water and then into the pool with freezing cold water. The water came from the volcano that was once there.
