Sneak Peak

Ok, lets re-trace our steps.  I'll start from the begining and get you caught up on our summer adventures.  It's been all play and no work so I can't promise you that there will be another post tomorrow, or the day after, or even next week.  Mainly because we now have a pool, hot tub, hammocks and nothing to do between 9 and 5.  Yes, we are living the good life.  Check it out:  

There is a long standing tradition where at the end of the school year, IA staff playes a futbol game vs the students' personal drivers and body guards.  There is a coveted trophy that is talked about all year and a big lunch afterword.  The IA team is mostly the same guys I play with every Wednesday, which means that yes, I was the only gringo...........for BOTH teams.  Team "Tough Guys" (this is how I refered to the other team) were excaxtly that........tough guys who when they weren't protecting Guayaquils' elite, were in the gym lifting weights.  To ensure us IA "Little Guys" could play a fair game, a professional referee was hired for the game.  At the end of the very tough and brusing game, we won 1-0.  The trophy was ours for another year!  As we were sitting around after the game my fellow teammates were feeling so good about our victory that they decided to challenge the other team to another game.  Now in Ecuador, there is always something to be won with every game played.  So, my team thought it would be a good idea to bet their Beer $ against the other team's Beer $, in hopes of doubling it.  We lost.  Some might say game 2 was the one to win but apparently the trophy was all that mattered.  

Game 1 champs.  Can you find the gringo?