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…
9 comments:
Your house is so tidy...you'd make any mother proud! Thanks for not showing the bathroom.
Love, Mom
Gees, I didn't know the Peace Corp put you up in a Super 8 motel! Cool.
And the furniture! How many Ikea's DO you have there?
Love the machete. The way the vines are proliferating here, I should think about getting one. Problem here is if a a tool doesn't plug into a socket of some sort, folks think it won't work.
I may ask you to send some coffee. We ran out at work this AM. Talk about dumb... we sell $72billion of food products, and we run out of coffee in the office. Well, we better form a committee to deal with that! Or, maybe even hire some consultants to deal with it. Snicker, snicker.
Later!
George
Hey Andrew. Mark gave me your blog URL. Good to know you are doing okay; you actually look like you put ON some weight, even with the weird food. I've a single man's bathroom before, thanks for not sharing.
Cheryl
Hey Andy,
Dan Milam from DigitalGlobe here. Mark gave me your blog site since I was wondering how you are doing. Looks like overall this has been an amazing experience for you thus far and I'm sure you have many more experiences coming your way! I look forward to more of your blog entries.
Take care and be safe,
Dan
Hi! Wow, I probably never would have guessed that you might own a machete. Your place is very cute, I love how you have decorated. The girls and I will be at the lake together next week and we are all feeling very sad that you will not be there. We will drink a Lunch Box at the Villa for you and a Natty on the beach in your honor. We are also talking about putting together a care package...any requests? Email me the address to send it to.
We miss you!
Won't be the same without you... :(
Hey Andy - thanks for the text message the other day. Hope you don't run for public office! Your little sobrina misses you - she's ready for her next RV adventure. We posted a recent movie of her on youtube, this should get you there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhAHlQ7FBWs
otherwise just search for Mckenzie Andy Che... who knows what might show up...
"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 think you just found a new use for your machete. Hope all is well man.
Miyamoto
yes...but can it cut through cans?
abbie
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