Hard-Core Cuenca-Action

So I finally had a free weekend!! It was jawsome. First, I went to the mall with my amigas and we ate pizza and salad and ice cream but I couldnt have any because I am lactose intolerant now...? so I had a chocolate covered banana and felt weird about it. Then we had dance class, which I always LOVE because I am sooo graceful, I am getting better though gracias a dios. Anyhoo, after class we all went home and got ready to go to a sleepover at Anas house, who is Cuencana but lives and goes to college in Texas, so in Cuenca she lives with her grandparents instead of living with a host family. And we drank some vino and then went to the store and bought 7 40s of good beer for $7, this is the life! I was pretty chuchaki the next day (we all were) so we decided to go to a hot spring like 20 mins away and spent the rest of the day there. I am also pretty sure I met a Norweign drug lord who lives in Colombia and is visiting Cuenca; its best not to ask questions, CHENDO!

On Sunday, my family and I went to my dads cousins house which is pretty old school and HUGE, theres like 10 bedrooms. Its really hard to describe so I am putting some pics up of my family and this dude cousin, Julio, I wish we had a schoolyard to take a pic in front of...oh I also forgot, my mom and I went to church in the morning which is aways a trip, but that day in particular they sang a spanish version of [the sound of silence] I am almost positive. hmmm...I have to give an essay to the nuns at the orphanage next week saying what they might improve on and what I learned, basically I am going to try and not go to hell by dissin they bizzz.

This weekend we are going hiking in a national park which is close to here. Some people are staying the night but the fear of death in higher elevation is somewhat ominous for me, so I opted out. Also finals are next week! YIKES.

Pues, chao amigos!!

Notes about pics:
*Fam shot-left to right, Alvaro (bro), Olgita (mom), Wilson (dad), Julio (2nd cuz?), Moi, Sister in Law (forgot her name), Niece (also forgot her name), I dont see my family much...
*Painting and house shot=hacienda house thing of my cousin
*Incan ruin outside of a museum in Cuenca I went to today
*My city!!...Cuenca!
*Llama poop
*Llama
*bird house by the ruins