Ecuador and 10 year Anniversary Celebrations

Another day another jersey.  It is getting difficult to support three teams especially now that England might face Ecuador in the next round.  Yesterday was a great day.  First it was our 10 year anniversary and I got spoilt rotten with presents!  The family came over for the Ecuador versus Germany game.  It was a stressful start as Germany scored in the first 2 minutes and Ecuador had to win to pass to the round of 32.  And then boom they scored and then again!  It was exciting and there were lots of tears in the room.  We then had a dinner together and a mariachi band walked in to play for our anniversary.  I was so shocked!  It was a great day.  

Go Canada Go!

A month ago most Canadians in my school could not have cared less about the World Cup football and Canada being one of the hosts.  They were uninterested altogether about the event.  Well a draw and huge win in the group stage changed all this and now most of the Canadians I know have jumped right on the bandwagon.  But that's what makes the World Cup so beautiful (for sure it is not FIFA that does).  Yesterday we changed our England jerseys for Canadian ones and headed to a sports bar to watch Canada vs Switzerland. The result was not what we hoped for but nevertheless Canada has progressed to the next round for the first time ever. 

To make the loss hurt less we then headed to an indoor play space. This helped!

England vs Ghana and Marshmellows

The first few days in Ecuador have been full of family time, very early jet lagged mornings and football.  Yesterday the Ecuadorian family got fully behind England.  Sadly England did not rise make them proud with a draw with Ghana.  It could have been worse but only barely.  It was a hard game to watch!  Afterwards the cousins had a small fire and roasted some marshmellows.

Today we are putting the England game behind us and focusing on Canada.  Canada was meant to be the worst of England, Ecuador and Canada but now we are hoping they will go top of the group!

Arrived in Quito

We arrived in Quito to a sea of yellow shirts in anticipation of the Ecuador - Curacao World Cup match.  There was high expectations from Ecuador to play this small Caribbean island with a population of 158,000.  We got back to Luis's sisters house intime for a quick hello before settling in to watch the game.  But with every passing minute the excitement dwindled as Ecuador struggled to make a goal.  The game ended 0-0.  But among the disappointment we still had a very excited Sebastian on our hands.  He is so happy to be here.

School is Out for Summer

Another school year done.  A good year altogether.  Sebastian loved his teacher and his class.  Luis enjoyed his official first full time year at NIST.  I enjoyed my classes and my decision to do a Masters to start to transition from Maths teacher in the next few years.  We stayed after school broke out for the annual BBQ while Sebastian had a playdate before his long break from his friends.   And then we started our long journey to Ecuador.  

The 'littles' we call them. Willa, Sebastian and Zoe playing strong for 4 years.  Here they are apparently playing dead at Janelle's house.

Some picutres of the last day, everyone all smiles.

And then we were off!

Last Week of School

The last week of school is always busy.  We have to wrap up there while preparing for our 7 weeks away.   The week has been full of packing, cleaning and celebrations.  We had Antonella's birthday celebration Wednesday, my Year 11 team debrief at Hemmingway's and then a retirement breakfast for one of my favourites, Alan.  Now finishing the last few hours of school before jetting off this evening.