Teaching English

We did not make it to Banos yesterday due to sleeping late and rain in the area. We will try again Friday. Today was a very busy day. From 11:00 until 1:00 I participated in my first Culture Exchange Council activity by teaching English to students majoring in Hospitality and Tourism at The University of Cuenca. It was a lot of fun and I made new friends. 

At 1:30, Mike and I met three FaceBook friends, and new neighbors, at a nearby restaurant for lunch. From 4:00 until 5:30 I met and tutored a student in English. Then, at 6:00, our friend Bryan came over to give us a lesson in Spanish. Afterwards, the three of us went to dinner. Soon after we returned home there was an accident on our street. It appears that a car was traveling at a high rate of speed, ran the traffic light, hit another car, and bounced around several times from one side of the street to the other. Mike ran down to check it out. It did not appear that anyone was seriously injured. 

Our favorite local coffee shop is Cafe de Nucallacta. Today they announced the addition of outdoor seating which is a new concept in Cuenca.