Ryan's Valentine's Day present was a pressure cooker. I LOVE IT! Make sure you read the first sentence correctly. It wasn't a present for me, but for him. But I think I might love it more than he does. It's simply amazing! I made dinner in it last night in about 10 minutes. If you don't have one and you live at altitude you should probably invest. I can't wait to see how fast it cooks beans!
I think we're really becoming Ecuadorians. If we don't have rice for at least one meal a day something is wrong. Last night I made the most Ecuadorian of Ecuadorian meals. Seco de pollo, rice (and Ryan made) tree tomato dessert. I forget the name but its the one where you peel and then boil the tree tomatoes in sugar and water until soft and delicious. Seriously I could eat that meal every day.
Apartment Update - In the throws of 'talking' with our landlady (and her husband/boyfriend lawyer). I'm not letting myself stress out about it. It's not worth it. We'll keep you posted when we have something concrete to report. Right now they're trying to get us to pay rent and then (probably) keeping the guarantee in the end. Why didn't I study Ecuadorian contract law in college? Oh right, because my school had 1400 students!
That's about it!
MULUB,
Taylor
