Firsts

I have tried, and done a lot of things for the first time, like:
-Visiting South America
-Drank milk straight from the cow
-Ate roasted pig
-Held my nephew
-Was bit by a bug, killed it on my shoulder, and thought I was going to die
-Saw a farm full of guinnea pigs, chickens, cats, dogs and pigs. The cat had no tail.
-Saw Ecuadorians perfom their civic duty by voting
And lots more!

Different things about the culture:
-We eat with our hands, or maybe a spoon
-We share glasses. You drink your soda or beer fast and give it back for someone else to use
-We do not flush toilet paper
-Roosters crow all day
-I was given a chicken as a gift (When I went to the roof to read, he was just there, tied to a chair)
-Everyone knows the mayor, and everyone else in the town
-You ride around in the back of a truck -No seatbelts, no carseats
-You can't drink during election weekend (Even though we did)
-Voting is required by law. Men with guns guard the polling sites
-No one speaks english very well. It is not a necessity here. In America, it is a useful tool to know other languages.
-We eat a lot of starch. Rice, yuka, plantanes....
And more! But I have to get going. I think we are visiting a couple farms today.