Here are some fun facts about Charlie Darwin, besides that he is the god of my individualized major:
- He beleived that God had something to do with evolution.
- He was organized and scientific about everything, he even wrote a pros and cons list of getting married before he proposed to his wife (who was, by the way, his cousin)
- Aaaaand (dun dun dun) he believed that the Galapagos islands were foul and ugly and he was repulsed by the animals and vegetation.
So screw you, Charles Darwin, but happy birthday and thanks for the theory!
The celebrations thus far have been pretty cute. My host father, actually, dressed up as Charles Darwin and did a little skit in front of the whole island. He wore a white beard made of cotton balls and wore a peach cap to represent a bald head. Then pretended to come to an island and investigate a plant. There have been competitions for kayaking, canoeing, swimming, Queen Galapagos, stuff like that all day. There was a little parade around town and everything. I wasn't able to see a lot of the festivities because I have two research papers, a presentation, a field report, and an exam due on Friday. (That's right, Mom. You will be happy to know that I am in fact in school rather than a 4 and a half month vacation.)
Valentine's day is definitely not the hallmark holiday that it is in the United States. The locals say they like to go out to dinner and dance or whatever but they don't make a big deal about it. In the morning we had flowers on the table and chocolates and my host parents were wearing all red, which was adorable. Little paper red hearts are hanging from the trees around town. It's so cute! Other than that, though, there weren't many traces of el dia de San Valentin. Which is good, because Valentine's day in the United States is a useless holiday except for being my dad's valentine, candy hearts with the words, chocolate sales a few days afterwards, and of course, candy underwear.
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