Carnaval is Loco

Never in the United States have I seen a celebration anything like this. It began last Friday, and I've already told you of my adventures that day. A stranger on the sidewalk got me with a water-balloon and the chilly water on my back reminded me how Ecuadorians celebrate Carnaval: with water wars. I prepared …

Well, that just happened

“Well that just happened.” That’s what I find myself thinking often, followed by laughing. You know those situations where you are just not sure what else to do in response? Something odd and unforeseen happens to or around you, but it is so unbelievable or out of the ordinary that a shrug doesn’t cut it …