Guinea Pigs

Dear Diary,

I am now in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Being here I got to meet a very kind family. They showed me of how all the things we take for granted here in the United States. For instance, the had never seen a Ziploc bag. They were surprised to see how to use it and how it was able to hold items. They had thought of all types of items they could put in that Ziploc bag. This family also showed me on how the United States and Ecuador have a different meaning to the word "pet". For instance, there in Ecuador a guinea pig is very expensive and valuable to have. While here in United States we have guinea pigs as pet. They find it weird that we would have a guinea pig as a pet because they eat guinea pigs. In Ecuador they keep in a pen (picture above) and fry cook him. I have come to a conclusion that we should always appreciate what we have no matter what it is.

Sincerely,
JOrtega




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"Guayaquil, Ecuador Map." Google Maps. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=998&bih=614&q=guayaquil, ecuador map&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Guayaquil, Ecuador&gl=us&ei=UpvyTKbeM4K8lQeaoPDZDA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA>.


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Elwell, Karen. "Ecuador Cuy Guinea Pigs | Flickr - Photo Sharing!" Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing. 14 July 2008. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/citlali/2655355859/>.