Sunday, June 19, 2011

Backtrack: May 8-10 ❤ Mother's Day, Yoga, and leaving Quito

On Mother's Day I was supposed to go with Gina to Mindo, but I woke up not feeling so well.  Instead Gina came over to watch Joshua while Leah, Leo and Lucas went to brunch.  When they came back, Leo barbecued.  I was still feeling really tired, so I ended up falling asleep on the couch inside.  Leah went out with Gina and then for a walk with Lucas and when I woke up, Joshua wanted to play.  I played with him for a couple hours and then put on a movie since he wore me out.  :)

On the 9th Leah took me to the post office so I could mail all my postcards and that night we went to another yoga class with Gina.  The instructor had us do handstands and this other girl was doing a handstand on her forearms, so I decided to try it too.  I was so proud that I was able to do it.  :)

On the 10th, Leah and her family took me to the airport.  It was a long trip back to San Diego.  I went from Quito to Lima, from Lima to Los Angeles, and then Los Angeles to San Diego.  My flight to San Diego had been changed and I had to wait 6 hours in the LA airport.  I'm not sure what it is about the LA airport and me, but it likes to hold me hostage there.  Plus I had the privilege of having my suitcases searched coming in through LA.  The guy was asking me all sorts of questions and so I had told him I was a software engineer among other things.  I was busy trying to pack up what he had already gone through and he told me that the chocolate I had brought from Ecuador had coca in it.  I said, "Really?" and that I had bought it in a grocery store.  He said it's legal there but not in the US.  He said something like, "Come on, miss software engineer."  After I thought about it a little more, I realized he was referring to cacao.  He must have realized what an idiot he had been because he didn't confiscate it from me.  ;)  I was so happy to see my dad waiting for me at the airport after such a long time traveling...

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