i just had the experience of my life...remember the ecuadorians, isabel and rodrigo...who i was talking about in my last post? well, they picked me up today...and i went to their finca...a country farm...small...but beautiful! on their farm...they have...pineapples, maracua (local fruit), mora (blackberries), another berry, guinea pigs, ducks, geese, rabbits, chickens, a dog, fish, snails...etc...all for eating! today, the mom was making a delicious beverage called colada morada...its good! then, they asked if i liked chicken..and sure enough..they bring a live one out to kill and eat! they asked me to cut it's neck..but i couldnt do it..it was hard enough to watch! they thought it was weird that me or my mother had never killed and cooked a chicken...i told them that i only bought the chicken in the states...they thought that was a little odd :) it was fun though :) despite the language barrier! i walked away with 3 fresh eggs, 3 pinas, and 5 maracuas...they are very nice! plus a liter of colada morada :)

i am going over again tomorrow...to eat guinea pig..im real scared...and they want me to kill it!! :)