{"id":2078,"date":"2003-10-08T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2003-10-08T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2021-06-12T13:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T17:24:39","slug":"a-message-from-joe-2003-10-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/2003\/10\/08\/a-message-from-joe-2003-10-8\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from Joe (2003\/10\/8)<\/small>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’s his latest message.
From<\/b>: Joe
Sent<\/b>: Wednesday, October 8 2003   07:26:47
Subject<\/b>: Ba\u00f1os

Howdy Everyone!

This is gonna have to be pretty short, as I have volleyball soon. First of all, thank you to Kim and my grandmother for the wonderful letters! They were a joy to receive!

Second, last weekend I took another trip, to a town called Ba\u00f1os, at the foot of the volcano Tungurahua. To make a long story short, we saw the volcano spew ash and smoke, we biked down a mountain to see many a beautiful waterfall, and took 4-wheelers to a zoo to see the famed Andean condor. It really was an amazing sight, and if I had more time I’d go into more detail, but then, when I came home, I wouldn’t have any stories to tell!

Other things going on in my life here: I’ve had my first exam, which I think went really well. I have another tomorrow. Also, I think I joined a volleyball team here. I guess there is some sort of tournament thingy, or something, and teams sign up to play in it, or something. I really don’t know. Nothing is for sure in this country. But if I AM on a team, it should be a ton of fun.

I also wanted to say that Arnold being a governor is making us look like fools to our families here. Granted, our goverment in Ecuador has had more than a few f\u00fatbol players, but still\u2026 I would appreciate it if someone could let Arnold know that I am getting made fun of down here because of him.

Sending my best, as always,

Joe<\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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