Quoting #19 on the “Twenty Things to Remember During your Time in The Peace Corps” list, “Buy a Machete. You may need one, you may not. But trust me, you will probably never again have the chance to semi-legitimately own one in your life.”
I decided to take their advice and fork over the whopping $5 and get myself one. I mean if I can live in a place where is it accepted, almost customary, to walk around town with a giant knife hanging from my belt then I figure I better take advantage of it (and yes mother, I have a cover for it so I won’t cut my foot off). Plus you never realize how many times I get to use the Crocodile Dundee signature line of “That’s not a knife, THIS is a knife,” I mentioned it the other day when buttering a piece of bread with my host mother. Didn’t really translate too well and she pretty much thought I was crazy when I said it but it amused me and that’s all that really matters. The cool thing is that I have also found ways to incorporate the Machete into my daily life, shaving with it (Croc Dundee Style!!!) and cooking with it….
Also some of you have been asking to see what my living situation looks like, here are some pics. Check out the excellent craftsmanship of that furniture!
My little apartment is really great, the only real downside is that my family’s dog is chained up about 5 ft from my door and keeps me up half the night. I decided to leave the pictures of my bathroom out cause I need to clean it. Is it weird when you have to use a broom to clean your shower? Only in Ecuador…
I decided to take their advice and fork over the whopping $5 and get myself one. I mean if I can live in a place where is it accepted, almost customary, to walk around town with a giant knife hanging from my belt then I figure I better take advantage of it (and yes mother, I have a cover for it so I won’t cut my foot off). Plus you never realize how many times I get to use the Crocodile Dundee signature line of “That’s not a knife, THIS is a knife,” I mentioned it the other day when buttering a piece of bread with my host mother. Didn’t really translate too well and she pretty much thought I was crazy when I said it but it amused me and that’s all that really matters. The cool thing is that I have also found ways to incorporate the Machete into my daily life, shaving with it (Croc Dundee Style!!!) and cooking with it….
Also some of you have been asking to see what my living situation looks like, here are some pics. Check out the excellent craftsmanship of that furniture!
My little apartment is really great, the only real downside is that my family’s dog is chained up about 5 ft from my door and keeps me up half the night. I decided to leave the pictures of my bathroom out cause I need to clean it. Is it weird when you have to use a broom to clean your shower? Only in Ecuador…
