Luis's dynamics

  You don’t take a photograph, you make it. This is one of many photographs I have with my high school basketball team after winning a game or a tournament. So, why is a picture in which I am barely recognizable fundamental to the memories I have about playing basketball? In this essay, I will discuss why this picture has more meaning than it seems. This picture was taken on April 2016, minutes after we won the “classic” high school basketball game between my high school, San Felipe Neri (SFN), and Salesianos (STAR). Both are very prestigious schools which are known to have a long-standing rivalry. This game was part of a charity event organized by the student’s council of both high schools, so it was not actually an important game. Just a friendly match. The event was held at STAR’s campus. As you can tell from the picture, many people attended the game. The coliseum was crowded. The people in the photo are just my basketball team and me, my coach, and some students from my high...

  Living by yourself and living with your parents is like living in two different planets. I lived in Riobamba for 17 years, then I moved to Quito to get my university degree. Comparing and contrasting the two lifestyles based on your responsibilities, freedom, and feeling of security shows how similar and different both lifestyles are. When living with your parents you cannot fathom to what degree they help you in your daily activities and responsibilities.   In a family, everyone has each other’s back. At the family’s house everyone is responsible for laundry, cooking and washing the dishes. Even if someone has an isolated problem, most of the time the rest of the family will be there to offer help or advice. In contrast, when you live on your own, it is only yourself who is responsible for whatever happens to you. It is not that your responsibilities grow out of the blue, but rather that now it is only who is there to take care of everything. Conversely, there are no si...

  For some people, food exist just to satisfy our basic needs. For others, food is not only a necessity, but also a pleasure that plays a significant role in their understanding of happiness. Tortillas con caucara is a traditional dish from the Andes part of Ecuador, which preparation does not vary a lot between cities. I would say it is the Ecuadorian version of fast food because it is usually served in markets and on the streets. The main ingredients of this dish are potato tortillas, cooked pork/ beef (caucara), lettuce, avocado, beet, and a fried egg. As I said earlier, Tortillas con caucara is often prepared and served out on the streets. Personally, I believe that it is a marketing technique because once you smell the food, you cannot move on without at least having had a closer look to what releases such magnificent smell. When you get to eat Tortillas con caucara, the first thing that strikes you is its colorfulness and powerful smell. The green avocado and lettuce, to th...