7-12 Day One
Arriv
ed in Paantim, Ecuador. I flew for the first time in a 3 passenger avioneta as we call them here. It was so scary but SO exciting all at the same time. I held on to Caleb who was sitting beside me the whole time. We flew out at 9:00 and got there around 9:30 or 9:40. When we landed, all of these kids came swarming up to us lookin in the windows and staring at us. It was so cool. After we got out, we set up camp in the upstairs of a house. It only has the planks up and no walls so it seemed a lot like a treehouse. The guys had hammocks and we girls slept in mosquito tents on mats. After we had been there a while, the pastor came and took us to meet the elders of the village and the president of the village. There is a Community President and a Cheif.
We walked in and there was about 20 people already seated, all speaking in Shuar. We sat down as everyone stared at us. They greeted us in Shuar and Pastor Horacio translated for us. Then he introduced us to the group. First Ricky and his son, then me, and then Seth and Whitney and Bri. When they introduced us, we walked around and shook everyone in the room´s hand. It´s customary to shake everyone´s hand. It was so cool. Then we went and ate what they had prepared for us. While we were setting up camp, they had went out and killed a pig. 
We ate yucca, potato, platano (plantains), and chancho (pork). It was cool because they had banana leaves spread out over the table like a table cloth. They all sat and watched us eat. It was exciting. Later on Ricky and I went to some people´s campfire and sat there, getting to knw the people. Actually, they mainly talked in Shuar and every now and then talked to us in spanish. While we were sitting around the campfire, a little girl came up. We had made friends earlier in the day and she came and sat in my lap. She started calling me Mamita, which means Mama. She told me that she wished I was her mom. It was so heart touching. Her name is Melida. Her picture is to the far right. 
We 
went to bed tired but having a great time.
ed in Paantim, Ecuador. I flew for the first time in a 3 passenger avioneta as we call them here. It was so scary but SO exciting all at the same time. I held on to Caleb who was sitting beside me the whole time. We flew out at 9:00 and got there around 9:30 or 9:40. When we landed, all of these kids came swarming up to us lookin in the windows and staring at us. It was so cool. After we got out, we set up camp in the upstairs of a house. It only has the planks up and no walls so it seemed a lot like a treehouse. The guys had hammocks and we girls slept in mosquito tents on mats. After we had been there a while, the pastor came and took us to meet the elders of the village and the president of the village. There is a Community President and a Cheif.
We walked in and there was about 20 people already seated, all speaking in Shuar. We sat down as everyone stared at us. They greeted us in Shuar and Pastor Horacio translated for us. Then he introduced us to the group. First Ricky and his son, then me, and then Seth and Whitney and Bri. When they introduced us, we walked around and shook everyone in the room´s hand. It´s customary to shake everyone´s hand. It was so cool. Then we went and ate what they had prepared for us. While we were setting up camp, they had went out and killed a pig. 
We ate yucca, potato, platano (plantains), and chancho (pork). It was cool because they had banana leaves spread out over the table like a table cloth. They all sat and watched us eat. It was exciting. Later on Ricky and I went to some people´s campfire and sat there, getting to knw the people. Actually, they mainly talked in Shuar and every now and then talked to us in spanish. While we were sitting around the campfire, a little girl came up. We had made friends earlier in the day and she came and sat in my lap. She started calling me Mamita, which means Mama. She told me that she wished I was her mom. It was so heart touching. Her name is Melida. Her picture is to the far right. 
We 
went to bed tired but having a great time.
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