Day 2: Part III – Quito, Ecuador
Before I share about the learning opportunity 66 people (parents, teachers, and students) experienced, I want to thank everyone who donated to my sons, especially those who donated multiple times. I don’t take lightly those of you who follow my Educator Barnes/Blazing Brilliance content, whom I never met in person, that donated just because you saw the importance and value of this opportunity for two Black boys who love science.
I’m also proud of my twin sons for taking on numerous jobs to contribute to their travels as well.
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We had numerous activities on day two, so I will share one activity at a time.
Third & Fourth Activity
For our third activity, spent time in Independence Plaza. We were able to see where the President lives (third photo) and the statute of independence (fourth photo).
From the plaza, you could still see the Virgin of Quito.
Then, we had lunch. We were walking down a street and our group slowly disappeared into this small restaurant that you probably would have overlooked if you didn’t already know about it.
We were again reminded that Ecuadorians really love to eat soup. They also have a special way they like to enjoy soup, which we had the opportunity to try. What you do is put popcorn on top of your soup and you add in a few slices of avocado and some slices of cheese. The soup we had this day was cream of pumpkin soup and somehow the cream of pumpkin soup with the popcorn, avocado and slices of cheese really tasted good. This was one of my favorite soups I had during this trip.
Day 2, part IV is coming soon.
