But that shouldn`t stop a Peace Corps Volunteer from enjoying this tradition.
I had my costume all planned out.
I was going to be a Bonice salesman. This is a topic that merits its own blog post, but Bonice salesman are everywhere in Ecuador, selling their freeze pops and flavored yogurts. They sell for 25 cents and are very popular.
The salesman`s uniform had a hilarious polar bear on it. The uniform also includes a fanny pack. Here is an example of what Bonice guy looks like but he wasn`t wearing his full uniform at the top, so you don`t get the full effect.
I asked the Bonice salesman at the local high school if I could borrow his uniform for the night. First, he didn`t understand me and told me that he could get me a job as Bonice salesman if I wanted (if this whole Peace Corps thing falls through, I have a fallback). Then I clarified what I was asking for, and he agreed to meet me at 3 p.m. in from of the high school.
He wasn`t there. And I gave him the full hora ecuatoriana.
Had to start thinking fast. The people were going to come over, the kugel wasn`t made yet, and I hadn`t even though about the mango crisp. Now, I have to get a new Halloween costume. I had settled on the Bonice guy costume my third week in Ecuador. Other costume ideas were so far away from my frame of thought that I was in a bit of a panic.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
Costume inventory in my wardrobe: Ridiculous adidas tank top
Costume inventory on my person: facial hair (hair cut happened in the last two weeks that will be recapped soon)
Question: How can I combine these two things to make the most ridiculous costume possible in the time allowed?
Answer: I shaved down to a mustache and went as an adidas ad.
Impossible is nothing.
For 23 years, people doubted my ability to grow a mustache. While it might not be so full, it is there (even with a gap in the middle that my father says never really fills in).
Plus, I`m wearing a tanktop, which I never wear.
But Ian, how did you get this all done and cook at the same time?
Multitasking.
6 comments:
Great costume! Yeah for multi-tasking I'm proud you are learning the fine trait of doing 400 things at once.
Did the ecuadorians come in costume, or was it just your PCVs?
Please tell me you are keeping the mustache for a while, maybe until La Navidad…people say that mustachioed men are much more successful (4.3% higher salaries, maybe PC will give you a raise)
it appears you have just the right amount of mustache hair for a south american moustache.
other than that, words cannot describe my reaction to the picture or your costume.
if mastercard were describing it, it would fall under the "priceless" category.
Amen Adam!
hilarious.
OMG!!! You look "all grown up"! Something only an aunt could say....
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