Fits and fluidity

Sundays seem to be lazy days in all of Ecuador. I was dancing at the Leprechaun bar last night til closing with two Swiss girls, Geraldine & France. The past 2 Saturday nights a crew has been filming the dancing crowd. I think there´s some sort of pending promotion for vacationing & fun spots in Baños. It´s a good idea. There´s a lot of fun stuff here. And good people too.

I had a bit of a fit last night post dancing. I cried for the first time since I´ve been traveling. I missed it all. Sure I´ve missed friends, family, work, but it had been a fond missing. Last night I was just plain sad about it all. It was surprising but also relieving. I guess I´m just thankful to have as many wonderful people in my life as I have. And quite a variety of folks at that. Thanks. Thanks to whomever is reading this for keeping up with me in this latest jaunt.

I visited my friend Nancy at her cafe today. It´s called El Jardin (the garden) and it´s beautiful & serene. It´s her business and her home. When you walk in the front gate, there are garden tables and chairs and a hammock. Those small, white Christmas lights outline the covered cafe which has several tables and chairs as well as an intimate bar. I´m supposed to help her set up a website or blog or something to get her on line. She´s also going to set up wireless in the cafe. She´ll be the first in Baños to go wireless! Nancy mentioned that my Spanish has improved a lot, is more fluid. Hope so. I still stumble from time to time trying to resolve which language (English, Spanish, Japanese?? maybe one day), which accent (southern, long island, castellano), but her comments are encouraging.

Houses here in Baños go for $8K. Hmm. It´s a thought!