funny

Gap Unveils New 'For Kids By Kids' Clothing Line

do I sound like this??

We are located in the Area of Reduction of the Ecological Reserve of El Ángel.

At night the homemade dinner, the hot locro, ... and then to the cottage, built with stones and wooden trunks, where emulating the heroes of the old west, one is defeated to the dream wrapped in bed comfort, at the heat from the chimney, and from several bottles boiling of water that also are put among the blankets, which are the details of the reparative and unforgettable night.

from www.polylepislodge.com

I think many people seeking to expose their website to those who speak English simply go to google translator and punch it in. This is an example of such. We have seen this in websites and official plaques adorning museums. I wish these well meaning people would ask someone, anyone who is a native speaker to read it once through. May this be a good lesson to me.

driving

I have not driven a motor vehicle in 7 months; until today, when I got to drive the hacienda’s truck to fetch some lumber for a project. Defenitly the longest I have been without driving, since I turned 15. It did come back fully, the process of driving, and that was unexpected.

Funny things said in Spanish by Katie and I

When I wanted to say , “Do you want me to feed your dog tonight”

I really said, “Do you want me to eat your dog tonight.”

While describing what Southern Fried Chicken is like I tried to compared it to a dish the chef at the Hacienda makes.

I wanted to say,” It is like your chicken.”

But I really said, “Like you chicken.”

While driving past a beautiful church in a taxi in Quito Katie asked the driver,

“When did you build the church.”

Katie asked Fernando (our boss) if she could learn to take care of the horses, but she really said, “I want to learn to stay with the horses.”

When I wanted to compliment the Chef, Jose Maria, on his pies.

I wanted to say,” I love your pies.”

But I really said,” I love your feet.”

Illegals

Wow I wish I could have been there to see the sea of half a million people in white march through the streets in LA. The collective walking of these people most likely represent the most walking done in LA since 1922. But it still made me proud.

" controversial bill passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives would broaden the definition of "alien smuggling" to include those who give aid to illegal immigrants already in the country, such as church groups and other charities."

http://english.epochtimes.com/news/6-3-27/39701.html

my dad

chris
Originally uploaded by Cammypoo and Katie.

So my Family came to Zuleta and we had a blast. It was confusing for them who all these people were and what my relation to them was. My brother, my mom, Kathy as my mom's best friend, all this made sense, but to my utter disbelief several (four) people in Zuleta believed Chris McKnight to be my DAD. Even when I told them that we are the same age and are best friends from high school, it was hard. So now I provide some pictures to demontrate my confusion.

cameron
Originally uploaded by Cammypoo and Katie.

family shot

family shot
Originally uploaded by Cameron/Duff.

i love these people

I am so glad they came down to Ecuador!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Birds in Mindo

Katie and I went to Mindo, for a short overnight trip. A small town that has changed over the past twenty years from a sleepy rustic village without electricity to a hamlet overflowing with hostels and Quitenos on the weekends. We woke this morn at five, and went on a walk with a guide to see some feathered animals. I have never seen so many birds in one time, about three hours. We also went on a strange and scary "rafting" adventure with seven inner tubes tied in a star pattern, but I will let the more eloquent Katie Rose share that story on her blog.

This is all thanks to Julia our guide in Mindo.

1. turkey vulture
2. black vulture
3. swallow-tailed kite
4. spotted sandpiper
5. ruddy pigeon
6. white tipped dove
7. common potoo
8. golden headed quetzal- bright red and green
9. chocò toucan
10. smokey brown woodpecker
11. buff fronted foliage gleaner
12. pacific hornero
13. slaty capped flycatcher
14. black pheobe
15. dusk capped flycatcher
16. tropical kingbird
17. masked tityra
18. Andean Cock-in-the-rock, strangest bird I ever saw
19. southern rough tailed swallow
20. house wren
21. white capped dipper
22. bananaquit
23. golden tananger
24. white winged tananger
25. lemon rumped tananger
26. varaiable seedeater
27. yellow bellied seedeater
28. red faced spinetail
29. slaty antwren
30. scale crested pygmy tyrant

ode to fun friends

DSCN2771
Originally uploaded by Cameron/Duff.

ah those crazy people, thanks for coming to visit and bringing us happiness from home.

photos and video

Here is a link to somephotos Katie and I took in Colombia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameron-alexander/sets/

And here is a link to a video I took in the Jungle of Colombia

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5973226438392765457

Books I have read in Ecuador

• Dalva- Jim Harrison
• Everything is Illuminated- Jonathan Safran Foer
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close- Jonathan Safran Foer
  
• The Name of the Rose- Umberto Eco
• Cien Años de Soledad-
• The Hobbit
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe
• The Adventures of Augie March-Saul Bellow
• A Brief History of Everything- Bill Bryson
• Down the Highway- Biography of Bob Dylan
• Living Poor- A Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador
• The Notebooks of Don Rigobertto- Mario Vargas Llosa
• The Commitment-Dan Savage
• Chasing Che- Patrick Symms
• In Amazonia: A Natural History
• Glory- Vladamir Nabokov
• Oh the Glory of it all- Sean Wilsey, thanks Chris
• The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown, thank Mom and Kathy
• The Sound and the Fury- William Faulkner