The Presidents in La Chimba

So the presidents did come into La Chimba this past Sunday and it was actually really really interesting. However, it was just President Correa and the President of Bolivar along with a really famous indigenous women. The presidents came to support the indigenous group here in Ecuador. La Chimba had a really famous indigenous women who lived there and died there in May 2009, her name was Transito Amayana (not sure how to spell her last name there...). So the Presidents came to honor her and the indigenous race here in Ecuador. It was also to support President Correa because he just was reelected for the next four years right before we all got here. I was about 10 yards though from the President of Ecuador and the President of Bolivar which is pretty cool to be able to say (The President of Venezuela did not make it for some reason). All in all, it was really interesting and I will be sure to put up some pictures of it at some point and give a more detailed post of it at some point.

Right now everything has just been really crazy as we are finishing up our last week of training here in Cayambe. Therefore we have been really busy doing a lot of nothing more or less. I say this, because it is a lot of ¨tests¨ and paperwork that we are having to make sure gets done. Not to mention everyone getting ready to leave one another here in a week and go off by ourselves to our sites for the next two years! Long story short, it is and has been really busy. We go to Quito this Sunday and then swear in for our two years of service next Wednesday, August 19th. So the next few days will be packed full with moving and goodbyes...this includes lots of drinking of course! But I will be sure to update everyone with everything once I have the time to. Wish me luck over this next week for a smooth transition!!!