food.

One of the biggest fears I have about traveling and visiting new places:  the food.  I've always been open to trying new things, but I have also always been a picky eater.  

Since being in Ecuador I've tried a bunch of new foods, from ceviche (the cold sea food soup that almost caused me to puke) to empanadas at La Rhonda (which I could eat for days and days).  I have yet to try Cui, and am not particularly excited to do so.  Something about the idea of a household pet from the States being cooked and set on a plate in front of me just freaks me out...and I'm not even an animal lover!  Being in my homestay I also got the opportunity to try some Venezuelan food, mainly arepas.  We often had arepas, dense bread like food that is most often filled with meat and cheese.  After about the fifth time we had them for breakfast, I decided I liked mine best with jelly...which wasn't exactly Venezuelan, but made my parents laugh.  

And also on the food front...I think I've eaten enough rice to last me a lifetime.