Carnival

So we're getting into carnival time here in Ecuador. This weekend is when there will be the most partying, but all of Feb has been a party for the kids. How do they celebrate you may ask, well it involves chucking water balloons and shooting squirt guns at eachother (and any innocent bystander in the vicinity). This would be fun if it were warm and sunny out, but since most days are cold and gray I don't find this tradition particularly appealing. As if it weren't hard enough to get your clothes dry after washing (and getting caught in the rain) now you have to deal with wet clothes due to water balloons. Oh well, one more week and I won't have to worry about it =)