Had an Ecuador moment on Friday. Decided to treat myself to the cinema and it was boiling hot so I wanted a taxi. However I only had a $20 note and no change. When a taxi pulled up I explained about the note and asked if he had change etc. He said he had, was he sure? Yes he was so in I got and off we went. Why did I fall for it?! Of course, of course when we pull up the driver has no change at all! So I had to go into the shopping centre and ask around with the driver trailing around behind me like a folorn puppy! A Most awkward social situation; I tried light chit chat but he wasn’t interested. In the end I bought my cinema ticket and was given a $5 note (no blooming coins) but he did manage to get me change of 5. He charged me 50 cents extra but by that point I had given up the will to live and just wanted to watch my film!
Walked back from lunch today with Israel (my host "brother".) Funny the way this country works; because I was with a local male, no guy went near me or made comments! How weird to be a fully grown woman but need a 12 year old boy for protection.
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