I recently moved into my own apartment (actually it is just an open room with a kitchen area). These pictures are were taken when I was living with my host family. Soon (which has turned into "ya mismo" for me and thus really gives no real time reference) I will post pictures of my new place. I just got back from traveling around with Brendan, David, and Laura. We ended our trip in Otavalo where I was able to get a bunch of stuff to decorate my room, so I won't be adding pictures until all that stuff is up.
P.S. that is a new background picture (even though it looks very similar to the last, however, I actually took this one)
Host Family's Apartment Building
We live on the left haf of the second floor, my room was the first window on the left
Walking up to the center of town
Subcentro
A side street
The back of the market -- during the week it is ecuavolley courts, on the weekends it has more stands extending the market (the big building in the background was built years ago to be the market, but the government ran out of money to finish it)
Weekend market usually made up of clothes
...and some food stands
Almuerzos
New building of classrooms just built for the biggest lower/middle school in town
Mototaxi (about 50 cents to go almost anywhere in town)
Truck line (sort of like taxis but with trucks)
Don Camilo's truck (he takes us to the communities where we can't take a bus)
Center of Town
Biggest store to do food shopping
A clothes market of sorts open everyday
This is what ice cream trucks look like here
Restaurant/Shops/Hotel
View of a side street from the center of town
hey pooch
A huge hardware/home goods store (I find this store completely out of place in town)
More of center of town
Another side street
The Office
Our office is at the end
The office is off the park, this is the park
View of park from the office
Bus Stop
Coliseo
Some of the artwork on the coliseo
Soccer Stadium to the right of the Coliseo
Behind that wall is the soccer field
No longer on the main street, looking back on the Coliseo
...further down the street
The Hospital (donated by a doctor from University of Notre Dame)
A view from the street on the walk home
Another side street
Host Family's Home
Yard to the right of the apartment
Trucks store wood here
View from the stairs of the apartment