Cuenca, the cultural capital of Ecuador

I was so cultural (cultured? I´m losing my English abilities a little, hopefully they´ll be easily recovered when I turn home) yesterday. Not only did I go to the modern art musuem, but also an art expo. Because this year is the 450 anniversary of Cuenca´s founding, there is all kind of art and expositions around the city, including paintings on random corners. I walk by the entrance to this expo every day but never go in. It had art from international artists, some that I didn´t get at all. My favorite was photos and drawings of a sheep who was sheared, and then they used the wool to make a sweater just for him. It was dyed bright pink. There was a video of him in a meadow, nibbling clovers, wearing the sweater. There was also a video talking with Ecuadorians in Paris, and although I only watched for a few minutes, I sort of understood them. I might go back to watch the whole thing another time.

Last night I watched Las Vegas and 30 Rock with only the Spanish subtitles and understood almost everything. And then I watched a show in Spanish on fancy homes in Guatemala. There were a lot from Antigua, where I spent the first 2 weeks of my trip, and I always get a kick out of seeing on TV places that I´ve been in person. And I understood a lot of what the commentator said. Maybe I´m ready to be watching TV in Spanish instead of in English reading the Spanish subtitles, but all the American shows are in English and I prefer watching them to Mexican soap operas..maybe I just need to get over that. There are a few stations with US movies that are dubbed over...oh, how I love cable TV.