Rain.  Every day, lately.  Not just rain, but thunder, lightening, and occasional brinks with no electricity.  

   Last weekend we went to the Marriott Hotel for our staff retreat.  It seemed a little extravagant to me, but it was really neat, because every employee of the school was invited, from the administration to the cleaning staff and maintenance workers - so for the weekend we were all pampered together.  My favorite part of the experience was the bathroom.  It was absolutely beautiful and I didn't have to adjust the water temperature after I set it (at home I am continually readjusting the shower, because one second its too hot and the next second its too cold).  In the short amount of time I was there I took two showers and two baths... there was also a beautiful bathtub.                

   Friday night we went to hear Pablo play at Cafe Libro with the band Sierra.  The show was really fun and the cafe was a really good atmosphere.  After the band was done playing, the floor was cleared and everybody started dancing.  They played a lot of fun latino music and at the end they played I Will Survive and the YMCA.  It was so fun to be on the dance floor with all Ecuadorians doing the motions to the YMCA.