What are Ecuadorian like, you may be asking. Well, let me begin with the language we or I speak. The language Ecuadorian's speak is Spanish. So when I'm at home or a family party I have to speak Spanish to my parents, aunts and uncles because that is the only language they can speak. If they try English I wouldn't really understand what they were saying.
Anyways, now let's talk about food. Some of the food I eat at home is meat, corn, or rice. But there is this traditional food that my dad, aunts and uncle's eat that you can have as a pet here in America. It's Guinea pig. Don't worry I don't eat it I think it's pretty gross too. I visited Ecuador last year and my grandma had some Guinea pig. I got upset when I knew what was going to happen to them.
Moving on, money is the next topic. In Ecuador we used to use sucres, with is what Ecuadorian money was called. I say USED because we don't use sucres anymore, we use American money now or dollars. Right now I have a five thousand sucre and you may think it's a lot if you trade it in or dollars, but really that would be a few cents. I also have other sucres with me, they were my dad's, but I keep them as a souvenir. They're really colorful compared to dollars.
Overall, I really enjoy being Ecuadorian. It's a different culture than the ones my friends have. Most of them expect that I'm Mexican, because I can speak Spanish or I don't know what a common Mexican food is? When I do tell then I'm not Mexican they say other countries. Like Puerto Rico, Spain, or Cuba. I say not to all of them and tell them Ecuadorian. Most of them say "what?" I end up explaining what and where Ecuador is. In the end I come out proud that I am different from everyone else. What's your culture like?
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