Mitad Del Mundo...

Hey everyone! here are some pics from last friday when my teacher Ivan and I went to a museum in Mitad Del Mundo (Center of the World). I've been there before... a few times. I actually lived near there for a month. but it was cool going this time as a language student. It was fun. there are lots of interactive activities that ppl are able to do to see the different effects the earth's forces have on different things..


apparently these things live in the jungle here in ecuador... don't plan on going there anytime soon. this is only a baby one too..


another reason why i like living in a big city...


this is my teacher Ivan... just thought i'd give him some face time on here!


we were able to try an authentic blow gun thingy... since i was a little sick, i opted to pass...


this is the target... he missed badly on both attempts..


a sundial.. crazy how accurate these are..


ok see there was this thing where you can try to balance an egg on a nail.. it's possible bc of the forces of the earth doing something crazy to it.. i don't know, google it. anyways.. i struggled for like 5 mins and couldnt do it. then my teacher literally did it in 5 seconds...


another experiment showing the effects of the earth's forces... she put a leaf in the bowl, and pulled the plug and we watched how the leaf moved. she did it in 3 different places, and each time the leaf moved a different direction.. it was crazy!


the leaf...


this is looking down at where all the activities were... this place really reminded me of back home bc of all the cactus and it was also really hot that day..