Yesterday was definitely a different day at the Chillogallo market. In the morning, a very little girl brought a very little kitten with her to play with us at the UBECI project. The girl was probably only two, and the kitten was maybe a month old. In Ecuador, they don't treat animals the same as we do in the U.S. I treat our kitty Simon like a baby. This little girl was squeezing the kitten and holding it by the neck, and the other kids wanted to pet it, but she wanted it all to herself. It was turning into tug-of-war with the kitten, and the kids were getting distracted from their lesson. So, I took the kitten away, and took care of it. Unfortunately the little girl was not happy with me for taking her kitten. It was so sad. I took her back to her mom in the market, and she was able to sit quietly and peacefully with her kitten in the end. Then, in the afternoon, a puppy showed up, and we couldn't figure out which kiddo came with it. As soon as all of the kids left, the puppy was still in my arms. In the end, we had to leave it at the market. :( On a happy note, as I was playing with the little ones in the afternoon, I heard "Alicia!?" and looked up and saw Grace, the sweetest little girl from the market last year. I was looking all over for her last week and she didn't show up. She was on her way to school, all dressed up in her school uniform! What a sweetie! Just another God wink. :)
Today I worked just the afternoon since I had some errands to run. When Mike was done with his lesson, we had chocolate for lunch at La Ronda! La Ronda is a very cute little street with shopping and restaurants, near old town. We came across a chocolate shop called Chez Tiff, and they showed us how they temper their chocolate and gave us a little taste. Delicious!!
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