Ecuadorians are always on the go.
In Finland people stay a lot inside.
You close the doors and the windows and do indoor activities.
Because of the weather.
During the summer people like to spend time outside.
But everyone knows that it is only temporary.
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| We are on the go. |
In Ecuador, it is strange to have your front door closed.
Or if someone enters a room and closes the door, people feel quite
uncomfortable.
At school the classroom doors are always kept open so that the students
won’t feel closeted.
It is even considered cruelty towards the students to close the door.
Usually there are no window panes or glass on the windows, so they stay
open all day too.
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| Holiday traffic on the highway. |
At their homes people
open their windows facing the street, to see what is happening.
Many times, passing
by, you can see straight to the living room or kitchen.}
And people greet and
nod you, even though you don’t know them.
When they have a
chance Ecuadorians run off to the river, or to play sport.
Soccer, or the real
football as it is called here, is the most popular one.
People gather around
to watch and participate.
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| Go around! We are playing volley and closed the street! |
Another favorite is
ecuavolley, Ecuadorian volleyball, with three men teams and hard soccer ball.
That really gets
people moving and the money also, with all the betting that is going on.
Favorite time to be
on the go is during the holidays.
People travel around
the country to visit their families.
Everyone gets out,
goes to picnic to a park or bathing to a river or beach.
There is dancing
through the night.
And then the next
day, everyone returns to their homes.
Ecuadorian really do
believe that a rolling stone doesn’t gather moss.
