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SAVEME PART TWELVE H The week after that, when she was moved to the "rehabilitation" stage of her recovery, Quintessential began rehearsing for the tour. There was all new choreography to learn, and the guys were working 60 hours a week with the choreographer. Still, Max managed to sneak away to see her as often as possible. "I thought you maybe you were having a miscarriage or something," Max said. They were sitting on the patio outside the hospital cafeteria, enjoying an unusually warm late-January day. Rebecca Abbott Miller 223 Hannah smiled. "Nope. My birth control pill is one I took everyday, but I guess when I felt the cramps and saw the blood and the mouse…" Her voice trailed off, and she just sat there shaking her head, thinking about what had happened to her. Max put his hand on top of hers. "You're going to be okay, you know that right?" She nodded. "That's what you keep telling me." "You're going to be better." Hannah picked at her hamburger for a few seconds. "Are we really going to get married?" "That's my, plan, yeah. You didn't believe me when I proposed?" "I believed you." She paused again. "I can't have children." "Because of the schizophrenia?" "Yeah. I take the chance of passing this on." Max shook his head. "First of all, whether or not you can have a baby is not an issue. I'd still want to marry you. Secondly, you can. The chance isn't that big. According to my book, there is only like an 8% chance that your child would have it. That's a 92% chance the baby won't. I'd have to go with the odds." "But I don't have very good luck." Max straightened his shoulders. "Well, I do. And besides, let's just cross that bridge when we get to it, okay?" She nodded, happy to submit to his authority. "Okay." They sat in silence for a few minutes before she spoke again. "Are we going to announce our engagement? Have you told anyone?" Max shook his head. "I haven't told anyone. I don't want to announce it right away." He hoped she didn't ask why. He hadn't even known he was going to propose until he heard the words come out of his mouth. Now, he wanted to get her a ring 224 Save Me before telling the world. "When are you getting out of this place?" "Dr. Kidd said that unless something drastic happens, I can go home Friday. Of course, I have to come back once a week for an evaluation and I have to have a blood draw every other day for the next month." "Good grief. Why?" Hannah shrugged. "I don't know, but I suspect it because they want to make sure I'm taking my meds. If they're taking my blood every 48 hours, then I have to take it." "What if you don't?" "If I don't, then I get to come back here and stay until I comply." "How long is this going to go on? Are you going to be able to go on tour?" She nodded. "I'm going on that tour. I know Dr. Kidd has been talking to Dr. Klein and Casey, so I'm thinking that she's going to keep tabs on me out there." "She's a good one," Max said, nodding. "And she don't care if you get mad at her." Hannah popped a French fry in her mouth. "It's not going to be an issue. I'm going to take my medication. This isn't going to happen again." Max smiled broadly. "That's right, baby girl." __ There was a slight knock on the door. Hannah straightened her pajamas. "Come in," she called. The door opened farther and David walked in carrying flowers. "David." She was shocked to see him. Rebecca Abbott Miller 225 He smiled sheepishly. He walked over to her bed and set the flowers on the bedside table. "Hey, Hannah. These are for you." "Thank you, they're beautiful." He sat down in the chair beside her bed. "You look good. Is there anything you need?" "I am dying for a cigarette." David patted his pockets. "Sorry, fresh out. They won't let you smoke here?" "Well, they probably would, but I've decided to try and quit." She pulled the shoulder of her pajama top down so that he could see the nicotine patch on her upper arm. "Do those work?" "I guess so. I can certainly tell when it's time to change it. I never realized how much of a habit it was. I mean, like doing stuff with your hands. I suppose if not smoking drives me crazy, I'm in the right place." David chuckled. "I like your sense of humor." "Well, you have to have a good sense of humor when you're dealing with this stuff." "I thought you were going to say you had to have a good sense of humor when you were dealing with Max." Hannah laughed. "Well, that too. So, where's Shannon?" It didn't surprise her that David came without his new wife. Ever since Shannon had seemingly tried to sabotage Hannah's relationship with Max, the relationship between the two women had been strained. Hannah got the distinct impression that Shannon simply didn't like her. "Oh, Shannon had a project to work on. She's been working more than us here lately." "Is she going on tour?" Hannah knew that Casey and Dana both were taking a leave of absence from their jobs in order to tour with the band. She had resigned from her job at the 226 Save Me hospital, so she was free to travel, too. And she knew Carmen would be there as much as her own touring schedule would allow. David frowned. "I don't think so. I think she's going to try to come to as many shows as she can, but she's not going to be leaving her job to do it like Dana and Casey." "I'm sorry." He shrugged. "It's okay. I'm just going to share a bus with Jason. We'll cry and moan together about how lonely we are." "Aww." He smiled. "Oh, it will be okay. What's three months when you're talking about a lifetime together?" "I guess you're right. I, personally, can't wait. Casey told me about the last tour and it sounds so fun." "You think you'll be able to handle all the girls throwing themselves at Max? Because it happens, you know." She nodded. "I think I'll be okay. As long as Max keeps himself in line, then everything should be fine." "Do you think that will be a problem?" "I don't. I trust Max fully." "You should. He loves you, Hannah. I am amazed every time I see him. I can see the difference in him." "I wish I could take the credit for that." He leaned forward. "You should take some credit for it." "I think Max and I have both come a long way." David nodded solemnly. "I think we could all say that about ourselves." "David, is something wrong?" He took a deep breath, and Hannah thought he was going to start unloading his problems. He shook his head. "No, nothing." He looked at his watch. "Well, I should get going. I'll see you later." He leaned over the bed and kissed her on the cheek. "Bye." Rebecca Abbott Miller 227 "Bye, David." Hannah touched her face where he had kissed her. Other than Carmen, it was the first time Hannah had been kissed by someone in her new circle of friends. The peck on the cheek or even a quick friendly kiss on the lips was a gesture she had seen frequently between them when they were parting ways. David's kiss was proof that even if Shannon didn't accept her, he did. She turned on the radio Max had brought her earlier that week. The song he had sung with Samantha Sparks was #1 on the pop charts, and one of the local stations had asked Max to give an interview. Hannah cranked up the volume when she heard it begin. It was a basic interview: Thanks for coming, Max. How are you doing? (Great. It's great to be here. Thanks for having me.) What is the group up to? (Getting ready for the tour.) When does the tour start? (March 8th.) When does the album drop? (April 1st, ha ha) What is the next single going to be? (Save Me.) What was it like working with Samantha? (Fun.) Did she handpick you for this single? Hannah frowned at the last question, but she listened closely to Max's answer. "Yeah," Max replied. "We're friends, you know…we have the same manager, and she called and asked me if I would do this with her. Everything she touches turns to gold, it seems, so I jumped at it." "You two are just friends then," the DJ said. His voice suggested that maybe they weren't. "Yes," Max said, "just friends." "So are you seeing someone?" the DJ asked. "You have a girlfriend?" "I do. I'm been seeing someone for several months now." "It's serious?" "Very." 228 Save Me "So you're off the market?" Max chuckled slightly. "Most definately." "What's her name? Is she in the business?" "No, she's not in the business at all. Her name's Hannah." "Okay, girls," the DJ said to the listeners. "You heard it here. Max Fitzgerald is off the market. So that's like all five of you now, right?" "Yeah," Max said. "We're all off the market. Sorry, ladies." The DJ laughed. "Thanks, Max, for stopping by." "No problem." __ "I've got something to tell you," Hannah said quietly. She looked down at her hands clasped in her lap. Max had come by during his lunch break and was eating a burger and fries out of a fast-food bag. Max put one of his hands on top of hers. "It's okay, baby," he said. "Tell me." "I stole ten thousand dollars from you." She wouldn't look him in the eye. He didn't say anything at first. "I know." She lifted her eyes and met his. "How? How long have you known?" "I knew the day you wired the money. Patricia keeps track of my credit cards online…just in case one gets stolen or something. Anyway, she was worried that it had been stolen. She didn't know it was your account the money went into, though." "How did you know then?" He shrugged. "I knew you had that card and I just assumed it was you, especially when it wasn't used again." "Why didn't you say anything to me yet?" Rebecca Abbott Miller 229 "What's there to say, Hannah? I think there are bigger things going on right now than a measly ten grand." "But you knew about it days before you even went to LA. Why didn't you say anything?" "Are you wanting me to get mad at you? Do you want to fight about this?" He paused and shook his head. "What did you need the money for? What could you not come to me about?" "My mother. She said she saw us together so she knows about you. She came to my office and demanded the money in cash. If I didn't, she was going to tell the press I had schizophrenia." "And you were trying to protect me." "Well, I was trying not to lose you. It was purely selfish. I was just thinking that if she went to the press, the you would be done with me." "What makes you think she's not going to now?" Hannah shrugged. "I don't know what she'll do, but I was desperate. What if she does?" "Well, if she does, she does, and we'll deal with that. I don't care what people say about me, but I hate to see you dragged though the mud." "That's the same way I feel about you," she said. "Listen, I have the money to pay you back. It's in the bank in Crossdale. I just couldn't get it in time." "You don't have to pay me back. Keep your money." He ate a French fry. "We've got to make a deal, Hannah." She swallowed hard. "What kind of deal?" "Complete honesty. No keeping anything from each other. I don't like to be blindsided." "That sounds like a good idea." "Deal then?" "Deal." I can try. 230 Save Me He took a big bite out of his hamburger. "Your mother must be the stupidest person alive." "Well, yeah, but why are you saying that?" "Ten thousand dollars? Come on now. If she really knew who I was, she should have asked for ten times that at least." "Well, she's not smart." She picked at her cafeteria food. "Have you told your parents about me?" "What about you?" "You know, that I'm in the crazy house." "Quit saying that. And no. It's none of their business." Hannah nodded and picked up a French fry. She brought it to her mouth, but put it back down. "Has anyone else, the guys, the girls, said anything about me?" He shook his head. "No. I mean, nothing other than total support and wanting you to get better. Who are you thinking about specifically?" "I think you know who." "Shannon?" She nodded. "Yeah. I mean, I don't mean to be petty or whatever, but last night David came to see me by himself." "He did?" "You didn't know? You were gone to do that radio interview and he just showed up. I just wondered why she didn't come." Max sighed. "I don't know. I haven't really talked to her. Did you ask David?" She shook her head. "Yeah. He said she was working. I get the feeling that she doesn't like me very much." Max frowned. "I don't know. I like her and all, she's my friend, but she can be a real bitch at times. But I assure you Hannah, if Shannon has a problem with you, it's her problem, not yours." Rebecca Abbott Miller 231 __ The jeweler escorted Max into a private room. "Wait right here," he said. He returned a few minutes later with a covered tray. He sat the tray down in front of Max and lifted the fabric covering the rings. There were five rings on the tray and Max picked each of them up and examined them one-by-one. They were all beautiful, and he couldn't decide. He looked at his watch. He had asked Carmen to meet him at the store, but she was running late. He really needed someone to help him decide, and because she was the one who knew Hannah the best, he had to confide in Carmen the secret of the engagement. Picking this ring was not a decision he wanted to mess up. Another store associate showed Carmen into the room. "Sorry I'm late," she said. She saw the rings on the table. "Oh Max, those are beautiful!" He nodded. "I know. How am I supposed to decide?" Carmen sat down and picked up one of the rings and slipped it on her finger. "What do you think?" She took it off and did the same with each of the other four rings. Max shook his head. None of the rings were really speaking to him. None were saying I'm the one! Buy me! "You don't have anything else? Money is not an object, remember." The jeweler shifted from one foot to the other. "Well, I do have something. Let me get it." He left the room and returned a few minutes later with a box. He handed the box to Max. Max opened the box and sucked in his breath when he saw the ring. "Oh, goodness!" Carmen exclaimed. "That's the most beautiful ring I have ever seen." Max looked up at the jeweler. "You were holding out on me." 232 Save Me The jeweler smiled. "I was merely testing your seriousness, sir. This ring is a one-of-a kind." Carmen slipped the ring on her finger. "She'll say yes to this, for sure!" "She's already said yes," Max said. "So I could buy her a twenty-dollar ring if I wanted." He held Carmen's hand close to his face so he could examine the ring. "How much is this one?" Money was no object, really, but he didn't want to go broke buying it. "Three-hundred thousand dollars.". "Wow," Carmen said under her breath. "I'll take it." He slipped it off Carmen's finger and put it back in the box. "I brought one of her rings with me. How soon can you have it sized?" He handed over one of the rings that Hannah wore most of the time. "I can have it ready in a couple of hours," the jeweler said. "Of course, I need a deposit." "Of course," Max said, pulling his wallet out of his pocket. __ Hannah was released from the hospital the next day. Casey came to spend the afternoon with her since Max was busy with rehearsals. When Casey left that evening, Hannah went to the laundry room to fold the towels that were in the dryer. She could tell that since she had been in the hospital, Mrs. Potts had done the only one doing any housework. Max didn't call out her name when he came in the door, suspecting that she might be sleeping. The new medications were more powerful and made her tire easily. He found her in the laundry room folding towels. Her back was to him, and she had the radio on. Her ponytail swung side to side as she bobbed her head in time to the country music she loved. Rebecca Abbott Miller 233 Max watched her fold the towels for a few seconds. He suddenly got the feeling that he didn't know her at all. There were so many things that she had hid from him. How could he ever believe that she was who she said she was? He loved her, though. It scared him how much he loved her because, before now, he had never been in a situation that he couldn't just walk away from. He could feel the bulge of the ring box in his pocket, but before he gave her the ring, there were things he needed to know. "Why didn't you ever tell me about Eli?" Hannah jumped, clearly startled. "Max!" She put her hand on her chest and took a couple of deep breaths. She shook her head. "Eli? Who told you about Eli?" "Jimmy." He crossed the room and sat on the table where she was standing with the basket of clean towels. He turned off the radio. "Why Hannah? You were engaged. You were going to marry him. He was murdered. How could you keep this from me?" She shrugged, as if they were discussing something as simple as forgetting to pick up the dry-cleaning. "I didn't keep it from you. I just didn't tell you. I didn't think it was something you would want to hear about. Besides, he was just an angel." "I don't know what that means, Hannah. Jimmy said you called him your angel. What does that mean?" "He was there to help me get better. He helped me see that there was something worth getting better for. Once his job was done, he was gone." Max turned this over in his mind. She seemed distant and removed like she was telling him about a movie. He didn't want to bring up old memories and make her sad, but he had to know about this part of her life. "Did you love him?" "You mean, did I love him as much as I love you?" 234 Save Me Max shook his head. "That's not what I'm asking. I'm not trying to make this a competition. Did you love him?" Hannah dropped the towel she was holding. "Well of course I loved him, Max. I was going to marry him, for goodness sakes. If he hadn't died, we'd be married now." "I'm sorry. It must be really hard to lose someone you love so much. I don't know what I would do if I lost you." He reached for her hand. She allowed him to pull her to him. "Why do you love me?" He shrugged. "I don't know. How do you explain love? I just do. Why do you love me?" "Because you love me." I don't deserve this love. If he knew the real me, he'd run as far away as he could get. Max squeezed her tighter. "I do love you, Hannah." She felt a tear trickle down her cheek. "I love you, too, Max." She pulled away from him. "Complete honesty, right?" He nodded. "That's the deal." "How come, then, I feel like it's always me doing the confessing?" "Do you want me to confess to something?" "Do you have anything? I thought you were all out there, what-you-see-is-what-you-get, and that kind of thing. Do you have any secrets?" He shook his head. "Not really. I slept with a married woman and got her pregnant. How's that?" "It's okay, but I already know that. You don't have any rehab stories, or drug use, or homosexual stuff you want to confess to?" Max shook his head. "No rehab, no drugs, and definitely no man-on-man action. Now, there was this one time I was with these two chicks and…" "Never mind." She looked down at her feet. Max lifted her chin with his fingers. "You can tell me, baby Rebecca Abbott Miller 235 girl." She closed her eyes and shook her head. "I can't do this," she sobbed. Max hurt for her. He stroked her hair. "Just calm down and tell me. It will be okay, I promise." He held her for a several moments while she regained her composure. She took a couple of deep breaths. "There's a reason why the people back in Crossdale think that I'm a tramp." "More than just because Frankie said so?" She nodded. "Yeah," she said quietly. She moved from in front of him and hopped up on the table so that she was sitting next to Max. It was easier to tell this story if she didn't have to look at him. "Frankie was the first guy I ever had sex with. I was sixteen. We worked together, and I really didn't want anything to do with him. I didn't have any friends. I was a weird kid, you know. I didn't know why he was showing any interest. I wasn't smart enough to know it was just a game." "Anyway, one night after work he…umm…he invited me back to his house and I went. I knew I didn't like him; he wasn't nice to me even then, but I didn't think I would, I could, do any better. After that, I was just under his total control. I would do whatever he wanted, and what he wanted was sex, and a lot of it. I had that voice, that awful voice, in my head telling me that this was the best I was going to do. My mom was a slut and so was I." Max started to speak, but she cut him off. "Let me finish, please. One night, a few months into our relationship, we were at his house and some guys from the football team came in. I didn't know it was a set up, but evidently Frankie had been bragging about how he could…" She paused and shook her head. "There were seven of his friends there that night, and I had sex with all of them…willingly." 236 Save Me "But Hannah, you were sick. This was something that happened to you. It's not something you did. You didn't know what you were doing." "Yes, I did, Max. I wasn't so far gone that I didn't know what I was doing. I liked that these guys all wanted to have sex with me. I liked it so much, that for the next few weeks, up until the time I jumped out of the window, I had a lot of sex with a lot of guys, and not just high school guys. I was no better than my mother." "But that was then, right?" Max said. "You're not that person anymore, no more than I'm the person I used to be." "Yeah, I guess, but…" "But what?" "Didn't you ever wonder why I didn't hesitate to have sex with you that first night?" "Not really." "I didn't really change that much, Max. Even after I got out of the hospital and the voice was gone, and after Eli, I still really enjoyed sex. Well, no so much the sex, but the power that came with knowing I could get a guy to want me." Max shrugged. "So what? You think I jumped into bed with you because of love at first sight? That I knew that you would be the one I wanted to marry? See, it's the same, Hannah. We were both just looking out for ourselves that night. We didn't know it was going to lead here." Hannah was silent for a moment. "What if I told you that I've had sex with someone else since we've met?" Max's first reaction was anger and jealously. A picture of him bedding April Monk calmed him. He squeezed his hands together. "When?" "After that first weekend together. I didn't know you would come back. It was Ray, that guy from the parts store. I kinda used him for a few months last year, you know, whenever I wanted Rebecca Abbott Miller 237 to...Then I stopped, because I was feeling guilty about the causal sex, and I didn't have sex with anyone for many many months. Then you and I met and I had a great time and it just awakened this horniness in me. A couple of days after you left, I called Ray up. I didn't know I'd ever see you again. I'm sorry." Max nodded and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her to him. He kissed the side of her head. "It's okay. I have a confession, too, then. I forgot all about this, but I had sex with someone else that week, too. I guess we're even." "I guess so." She looked at him. "I don't have anything else. I think I'm clean." "Then I've got something for you." He hopped down off the table and dug into his pocket. He pulled out the ring box. "Max," she whispered. He smiled and opened the box. "Does it seem real now?" He removed the ring from the box and reached for her hand. He slid the ring on her trembling finger. "Will you marry me?" She nodded and began crying all over again. "You know I will." She held her hand out in front of her to get a good look at her ring. It one large diamond flanked by two smaller ones set on a platinum band. A dozen tiny diamonds encrusted the band. "This thing is huge! I've never seen anything so beautiful!" "I have," Max said softly. Hannah looked up and met his eyes. "Oh, Max." She waved her hand in front of her face, trying to wave the tears back in. She felt like a silly beauty pageant contestant. She held her hand closer to her face, getting a good look at the ring. "How many carats? You know, so when people ask." "It's eight altogether. The big diamond is three, the smaller two are two carats each and the diamonds on the band make one." She looked up at him. "This sounds like a stupid question and all, because I feel like I should know, but when are we 238 Save Me going to get married?" "What do you think?" She shrugged. "Does it make a difference? I mean, really what's it going to change if we do it soon or if we wait 5 years?" Max shook his head. "I ain't waiting five years!" "It was just a number." "I'd like to not wait too long. I want to be married to you. I want more that saying that this is my girlfriend or my fiancée. In my business, girlfriends and even fiancées come and go like the breeze. I want to walk around with you on my arm and say, 'This is my wife'." "Wives don't come and go?" "You ain't going no where, baby." Hannah laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I ain't going no where." "Well I am," he said, pushing her away. "I'm going to get in the shower and wash some of the stink off." She waved her hand in front of her face. "Pheww." "That's sweat, baby," he said as he pulled his shirt over his head. "That's what a real man smells like." "Yeah, whatever," she said. She handed him one of the unfolded towels. "Go hit the showers, chief." "Chief," he repeated, laughing. He took the towel. "You know you're welcome to join me." "I'll be up in a minute," she said, returning to the towels. Max disappeared up the stairs and Hannah finished folding the towels. She left the basket sitting on the table and went upstairs. The phone started ringing as she ascended the stairs and she ran to the nearest one. "Hello?" "Hi, is this Hannah?" "Yes, it is." Rebecca Abbott Miller 239 "Hey, Hannah," the voice said cheerfully. "This is Megan. How are you?" "Oh, hello Megan. I'm fine. How are you?" "Good. Listen, is Max around? I tried his cell, but didn't get him." "Yeah, he's here, but he's in the shower. Can I have him call you back?" "Please do. Thanks, Hannah. Bye." "Bye." Hannah hung up the phone and walked down the hall to the bedroom. Max, already finished with his shower, was standing at the closet naked, looking for something to wear. He didn't turn, so Hannah assumed he hadn't heard her come into the room. She tiptoed across the carpet until she was inches behind him. There were drops of water still on his back and shoulders. She stepped one step closer to him, put her hands on his hips and flicked her tongue at one of the drops. She felt him tense then relax and exhale loudly. She continued kissing him across his back while her fingers worked their way to the front side of his body. She placed her hands just below his waist. He put his hands on top of hers and pushed them down to where he needed her to touch him the most. When he was sufficiently aroused, he turned around. He kissed her. She pulled her over-sized sweatshirt over her head and threw it to the floor. She wasn't wearing a bra and Max immediately lowered his mouth to her breasts. She pulled away from him, stripped off the rest of her clothes, and led him by the hand to the bed. She pushed him back on the bed and spent several minutes kissing every inch of his skin. She moved back to his face. "I've missed you so much," she whispered. She wasn't just talking about sex, even though this would be their first time since her hospitalization. She had missed being able to be with him fully, in their own bed, on their 240 Save Me own time. He responded by kissing her again. He rolled on top of her never removing his lips from hers. They made love for several hours that night with hardly any words being spoken. It was close to midnight and they were almost asleep when the phone rang. Max rolled over and picked up the extension next to the bed. Hannah sat up and removed one of her earplugs. "It's Megan," he said. Hannah winced. "I forgot. She called earlier." Max clicked on the phone. "Hey Meg, what's up?" "I'm throwing a birthday party for Tyson next Saturday. Can you come?" "Next Saturday, as in a week from tomorrow?" "Yeah. Can you make it?" "I don't know. We're in rehearsals for the tour. We're working with the choreographer twelve hours a day. I don't know if I can get away." "Well, if you can, it's at 2pm at King's Castle." "King's Castle? What the heck is that?" "It's this new amusement place. It's kinda like an arcade, but they've got this huge play area for toddlers. Anyway, that's where it's going to be. Tyson would love it if you were there." "I'll see what I can do. Bye." He clicked off the phone and looked at Hannah. "Birthday party for Tyson," he explained. "Saturday?" He nodded. "You going?" "Not without you." "Okay, then, are we going?" He shook his head. "We'd have to fly there and back in the same day." She shrugged. "Whatever you want to do, Max. It's totally up to you." Rebecca Abbott Miller 241 __ "This looks like the place," Max said as he maneuvered the rental car into a parking spot in front of the huge castle-like structure. "What gave it away? Was it the castle or was it the big sign up there with the name of the place?" "Ha ha. I've got to tell you, Hannah, that I am not looking forward to going in there." He sat back in his seat and made no move to get out of the car. "So are we just going to sit here until it's time to go back to the airport?" Max moaned and climbed out of the car. He walked around to close Hannah's door for her. "I'd open it for you if you give me time to get around there." "I know you would," she replied, taking his hand. She leaned into him to shield herself from the cold wind. Max took her left hand and ran his thumb over the ring. "I guess I'm going to tell them about our engagement." "Yeah? You're not afraid of taking the focus off Tyson?" "Not really. He's two years old. All he cares about is presents. Speaking of presents, you did get that bed shipped here, right?" "Yes, Max. For the hundredth time, I did." They had bought Tyson a new toddler bed for his birthday. It was shaped like Thomas the Tank Engine. They had also sent matching sheets and blankets. Max hesitated before he opened the door to the place. He frowned at his reflection in the glass. "Maybe I should have worn a hat," he said. "You're fine, Grizzly." He hadn't shaved in close to two weeks, so he was sporting a full beard and mustache. Hannah 242 Save Me thought it made him look at least ten years older. He was also wearing his hair much longer than he usually did, giving him the persona of a mountain man. He pulled the door open. There was a sign with an arrow pointing in the direction of Tyson's party. Max and Hannah entered the private room. "Max," Megan's husband, Jeremy said, extending his hand for a handshake. "Good that you could make it. Hello, Hannah." "Hey." "Hey, everyone," Jeremy called out. "Max and Hannah are here." "Max!" Tyson yelled, running at him. Max scooped him up. "Hey, buddy. Happy birthday." He hugged the boy close to himself. "Did you get the bed?" He asked Megan. He put Tyson back down. She nodded. "Yeah, it came yesterday and we already put it up. He loves it." "Thank you for the train bed," Tyson said. "You're very welcome," Max said. "Go play." Tyson toddled off to where some other kids his own age were playing. Megan spent the next few minutes introducing Max and Hannah to the people they didn't already know. They took a seat across the table from his parents. "How have you been?" Isabella asked. "Good. We're in rehearsals now for the tour. It's really kicking my butt. I guess I got pretty out-of-shape this past year." "Yes, I thought you looked like you might have put on some weight," Isabella said. She frowned at him. "You look bad, Max. That beard is awful." "Thanks, Mom." Max said. "I see you've still got the same girlfriend," his father, Rebecca Abbott Miller 243 Arthur, said. "That's quite a record." Max nodded and squeezed Hannah's knee under the table. "Yeah, and you should get used to seeing her around." "Really?" Isabella said. "And why is that? Are you getting married?" Her words drew Melody's attention. She came over and sat down beside Hannah. "Are y'all getting married?" "Yeah," Max said, taking a hold of Hannah's hand pulling to the tabletop. We're engaged. He moved his hand so his family could see the ring. "When?" Melody asked. She was looking at Hannah, and obviously expected her to answer. "We haven't set a date," Hannah replied. "We're going to wait until after the tour to nail down the details. Max is just so busy right now." "What is it you do again?" Isabella asked, her dark eyes shooting darts though Hannah. "I, um, I don't…" "She just resigned from her job so she could go with me on tour," Max interrupted. "She's an accountant." "She looks like an accountant," Isabella said. Max raised his eyebrows. "What is that supposed to mean?" "She's very mousy," Isabella continued. "The glasses, the ponytail, no make-up." Max shook his head and Hannah could tell that he was very angry. She was used to people talking about her. "Mousy" was a compliment compared to some of the things she had been called. "Mom, you do realize she's sitting right here?" Isabella raised her chin higher. "Yes, I do." Hannah nudged Max. "Look, Tyson's opening his presents." They stood up to get a better look at the birthday boy. 244 Save Me __ "Let's go play Skeeball," Hannah said, pulling Max in the direction of the games. The presents had been opened, the cake had been eaten, and they were just wasting time until it was time to get back to the airport. "Why? I'm just going to kick your butt." "We'll see about that," Hannah said, tugging harder on his hand. He relented and followed her. "You suck at this," Hannah laughed after they had thrown a couple of balls. Max laughed, too. "I didn't know you were a professional." Hannah rolled another ball up the slope, landing it in the middle hole. "I'm going to be in the Olympics." Max laughed harder. "Wow, my wife, the Olympic Skeeball Champion." "You wife?" Max shrugged. "Well, I figure by the time the Olympics roll around again, we'll be married." "Probably," she agreed. "Never mind the fact that there's no Skeeball in the Olympics." Max laughed again and grabbed her around the waist pulling her to him. He looked over her head. April Monk was standing a few yards away watching them. He turned around, spinning Hannah around with him. "Hey," she protested, playfully beating him on the chest. "Are you trying to get me dizzy and mess up my game?" "Max?" a female voice called. Max froze. Hannah looked past him to the woman that was calling his name. "Max?" she said again, stepping closer. "Max, I think someone is calling you." Hannah said. Rebecca Abbott Miller 245 He closed his eyes, and then turned around. "Hey, April." "I thought that was you," April said. "How have you been?" "Good. Oh, this is my girlfriend, my fiancée, Hannah." Hannah stepped forward and smiled. She extended her right hand to April and grabbed Max's hand with her left. "Nice to meet you," she said politely. "Fiancée?" April raised her eyebrows. "Who would have ever thought that would happen?" A man walked up to them. He instantly gave Hannah the chills, and she felt Max tense as well. He had long greasy hair, his body was covered with tattoos, and there was a prominent scar across his cheek, giving her the impression that he was dangerous. April put her hand on the man's arm. "Max, you remember Bobby, don't you? My husband? Bobby, you remember Max, right?" "Yeah," Bobby said. He rebuffed Max's handshake. "Come on, Hannah," Max said. "We need to get out of here." He pulled her away from April and Bobby. "It was nice to meet you," April called after them. "That was rude," Hannah said once they were halfway across the complex. "Plus, we didn't finish our game." "There was nothing good going to come out of that conversation. I promise you, and I'll take you to play Skeeball once we get back home." "Why? Who are they? What's going on?" Max shook his head. "Nothing. It's just…shit," he said for lack of a better word. You should tell her the truth. Hannah felt like there was more she should know, but she wasn't going to push him. If it were really important, he would tell me. Max looked at his watch. "We need to get to the airport 246 Save Me anyway," he said. "Let's go say good-bye." They approached the tables where his family was still sitting. "We're leaving now," he said. "Oh, Max so soon?" His mother said with mock sincerity. "Yeah, our plane leaves in just a bit." Megan stood up and walked over to Max. She hugged him. "Well, thanks for coming." She hugged Hannah, too. "Congratulations." "Thank you." Hannah replied. Melody stood up to hug them, too. "Congratulations you guys." Max's parents and grandparents also stood hugged them in congratulations and farewell. "Y'all have a good flight," Arthur called as they walked away. As they walked across the parking lot to the car they had rented at the airport, Max felt a chill run down his spine. He looked around him. Bobby Monk was standing against the side of the building, smoking a cigarette, and staring a hole right through him. THANKYOU
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROPOSAL EVALUATION The proposals of several community colleges to undertake programs resulting in the granting of baccalaureate degrees is an important issue – because it has significant implications and potential impact on Florida's new K-20 system of education. It should not be taken lightly – and deserves thorough and rigorous evaluation. The Legislature enabled community colleges to submit proposals to grant baccalaureate degrees with regard to specific needs/areas of instruction. This was done in the same legislative session in which the new K-20 education system was approved – which is currently settling into place with full implementation to be effective January 2003. Two major goals of the new K-20 system are to: ! Provide a more seamless and student centered approach to achieving a high level of learning. ! Achieve a more coordinated and cost effective use of available resources. The desirability of moving ahead with approval and implementation of the programs that have been proposed should depend on several factors – as follows: ! The need for the program and quality of the proposals submitted by the community colleges – in terms of: # Validity and importance of the identified need and the factors that contribute to the need. # Ability to significantly address the identified need. # The quality of the program including the curriculum and availability of resources to meet the identified need. # How the proposed program will strengthen the overall K-20 system. ! The evaluation and recommendation by CEPRI – which will involve ensuring that: # There is a real need – which is important enough to implement a major change to the overall system. # The proposed program is the most cost-effective means available to meet the need. # The proposed programs are of the necessary quality. # The proposed programs meet the accountability criteria. # The proposed programs strengthen rather than fragment the K- 20 system. ! The final decision by the State Board – particularly with regard to: # The impact of achieving goals of the overall system. # The issue of timing – whether this is the right time to incorporate such a change. Consideration of the proposed programs should be driven by their potential positive impact on students, meeting of workforce needs, and the potential to strengthen and improve the K-20 system. Approval should not be granted just because the Legislature has: • Enabled such proposals to be submitted. • Allocated funds to be used to start up and achieve accreditation of such programs, if approved. 2 MATRIX OF CRITERIA A matrix of criteria will be used in evaluating such proposals – both those that have been submitted as well as those that may be submitted in the future. The criteria need to ensure that the right decisions are made for the right reasons – including: ! The potential impact on existing public and private programs. # There are no four-year institutions, public or private, in Chipola's district. # These programs are proposed to serve those graduates who cannot commute or move to a university, so they do not continue in a public or private institution. There will be little or no impact on public and private programs. ! What will make the overall system stronger and best able to meet student and workforce needs. The Chipola proposal will make the overall system stronger by meeting student and workforce needs. The SUS programs now in place clearly do not meet the needs of the underserved population in Chipola's district. The criteria focus on the following key questions: ! NEED – is the identified need real and important? • Is the need in an area of critical concern? # Yes. # Nursing Shortage – • Well-documented critical nursing shortage in Chipola's district, the state, and nationally. • To address the shortage of RN's, it will be necessary to hire more BSN and MSN prepared instructors. BSN's can teach in 2-year RN programs for five years while they work toward a MSN degree. • Graduates from Chipola's RN program are well served by the student centered Health Science program. FSU delivers an on-line BSN degree. A few RN's from our area have enrolled in that program. There is virtually no contact with the on-line faculty, no mentoring of the student, no instructor office hours, no student services, etc. 3 • In this large five-county district there are many heath care issues that are unique to poor, rural areas. The BSN program at Chipola will have an emphasis on rural health care and will be much more appropriate for area residents than the FSU on-line program. • Jackson Hospital is likely to build their new hospital on the grounds of Chipola. This proximity and cooperation will benefit the BSN program as well as the current RN program. # Secondary School Education – address the shortage of Math, Science, and Technology teachers. • There is a critical shortage of mathematics, science and technology secondary school teachers in Chipola's district, the state and the nation. • The Secondary School Education degree would provide the core of courses required for certification and students could take math, science, and technology content courses to certify them in their field of interest. # Business Administration– Critical concern for area businesses. • Because this area has been continuously classified as economically depressed by the Federal and State Government, Jackson County is one of thirty rural areas nationwide to be designated as a Federal Rural Enterprise Community and is also a Florida State Enterprise Zone. Federal funds have been allocated to Jackson County to stimulate industry and commerce. Delivery of these baccalaureate degrees will provide the educated work force needed to make the JCDC efforts fruitful. # Jackson County has been designated as a depressed area by OTTED. Efforts to attract business and industry to the area have been hampered by the absence of a well-educated workforce from which to recruit. An increase in the number of graduates with BS degrees in Business Administration will address that issue. • Is the need large – reflecting a significant shortage and/or opportunity? # Yes. 4 # Over 50% of Chipola graduates do not continue their education beyond a two-year degree. When half of the AA graduates from a community college are not served by existing universities, the need is large. • Is the need driven by proven student demand? # Yes. # BSBA – Database of over 100 students interested in enrolling. Over half of Chipola's business majors indicate that they would enroll if given the opportunity. # BASSE – Database of over 95 students interested in enrolling. Many are teacher aids with an AA degree. # BSN – Of last three years graduates, 96 individuals indicated an interest in entering a BSN program. Of the 36 currently enrolled RN students, most desire to seek BSN. We will be taking in another class beginning January 2003. • Has employer demand exceeded supply for the past five years? Is need projected to exceed supply for the next five years? # Yes. Information gathered from business leaders, school personnel, and health facilities indicates that demand did and will exceed supply in each category. • Is the need primarily related to programmatic content, the nature of the delivery system, or other factors? # Programmatic content. # The need for the BSN is related more to the nature of the delivery system. Area students indicate a lack of interest in on- line degrees which provide no mentoring, interaction, and slow progress to degree. ! POTENTIAL IMPACT – will the proposed program significantly reduce the identified need? # What impact would this program have on the current mission of the institution? # Chipola Junior College is the only postsecondary institution in a large, poor, rural district of northwest Florida. For over fifty years, Chipola's mission has been to provide area residents with access to the first two years of a college education. Unfortunately, over 50 % of Chipola's graduates do not 5 continue their education because of financial, family, or job constraints. # The Mission of Chipola is to provide accessible, affordable, quality educational opportunities to the residents of its five- county district, to create a student-oriented atmosphere of educational excellence and maintain an intellectual environment which inspires the full development of each individual's goals, abilities, and interests, and to empower faculty members to establish and achieve the highest possible standards. # The current mission of the college will be expanded to include delivery of special Baccalaureate programs to underserved students in Chipola's district. Chipola will continue to fulfill the mission of a community college in an exemplary way. The student-centered climate, student support services network, faculty-educators, small classes, and sense of community that have traditionally contributed to the success of students enrolled in two-year programs at Chipola will be extended and adapted to the BASSE, BSBA, and BSN programs. ! What percent of the gap between supply and demand will the proposed program address? # Very close to 100%. # We will accept all qualified applicants into the programs. So the demand by students for these programs will be largely satisfied. # The graduates of these programs will meet the demands of employers in the district on an ongoing basis. ! Will the proposed program be of necessary quality associated with a baccalaureate degree – in terms of: • Faculty – Chipola intends to meet and exceed the SACS criteria for faculty. SACS requires that 25% of courses in the major be taught by faculty with terminal degrees. In Chipola's proposed Baccalaureate programs the number will be closer to 50%. In addition, Chipola intends to continue to employ approximately 95% fulltime faculty educators rather than rely heavily on adjunct instructors. • Facilities – The proposed programs will be provided with facilities of superior quality. The BSN program will be housed in the new Health Sciences building. This building will be equipped with state- of-the-art equipment and will be completed in August 2002. There 6 is ample room for the BSN program faculty, students, labs, and classrooms. • In August 2002 Chipola's Business Department will move into their newly renovated building. This building will include ample office and classroom space. In addition, several up to date computer lab/classrooms and a lecture hall that seats 108 will be available for the BSBA program. • Curriculum • Prerequisites – The prerequisites for each program will be the same as those required in exemplary programs in Florida's universities. Florida's common course numbering assures that these prerequisites will contain the same content. • Standards of the field – In addition to seeking accreditation from SACS for Chipola's Baccalaureate programs, official approval will be sought from NCATE, BON, and ACBSP as well. The curriculum for each degree will satisfy all state requirements and will be modeled on exemplary programs in Florida's state universities. • Will the program increase access or redistribute the current pool of applicants? # The programs will increase access for the underserved population in Chipola's district. Over 50% of Chipola's graduates do not continue their education beyond the two-year degree. Because of family, financial, work, and other restraints, these graduates cannot commute or move to a university. These citizens are not currently enrolled in another baccalaureate program, so these programs will provide a feasible path to a bachelor's degree of this underserved population. ! Will the program have an adverse impact on existing public and independent providers? # No. It is anticipated that most students who will enroll in these proposed programs would be Chipola graduates who have been unable to continue their education beyond the AA or AS degree. They have not been able to commute to public or independent institutions. The existing public and independent providers have not met the needs of this underserved population and will not experience an adverse impact. 7 USE OF RESOURCES – is the proposed program the most effective way to use the combined resources of the overall K-20 system? ! Are there existing programs within commuting distance which have unused capacity? No ! Is there a cooperative program with a four-year institution currently in place? How effective has it been and can it be improved? # There is no cooperative BASSE or BSBA program with a four- year institution. Attempts have been made to work with universities in northwest Florida to bring these degrees to our campus. No institution has agreed to do so. # FSU delivers an on-line BSN degree. This program has not been as effective as hoped. ! Has a cooperative program been proposed by the community college or by another institution – and likely to be implemented? Can such a program be offered more efficiently than the proposed program? No. ! Does the proposed program duplicate programs offered by other institutions within commuting distance (70 miles/60 minutes) or through distance learning? No ! Are there issues related to access/articulation that, if resolved, would preclude the need for the proposed program? No. ! IMPLEMENTATION – can the proposed program be implemented in a timely and effective manner? # Does the proposal adequately address the steps necessary to achieve the necessary accreditation (i.e., regional accreditation, and where available, specialized accreditation) in a timely manner? • Yes – See detailed objectives in full proposal. # Does the proposal adequately address any other impacts or requirements on the community college that may be associated with accreditation or baccalaureate degree programs? • Yes # Is there clear provision for compilation and reporting of measurable performance data for accountability/evaluation? Yes 8 ! ACCOUNTABILITY – Does the proposed program comply with statutory requirements regarding time-to-degree, articulation, and access? # Is the program 120 hours in length or will it require FBOE approval for additional hours? • Yes. # Does the program comply with common prerequisites and other applicable requirements of state articulation agreements? • Yes. # Will the program be limited access? If so, does it comply with statutory requirements and FBOE policy on limited access? • Yes # What are the proposed admission requirements? • BASSE – 2.5 GPA, an AA* and completion of prerequisites. • BSBA – 2.5 GPA, an AA* and completion of prerequisites. • BSN – Licensed RN, 2.5 GPA, an AA* and completion of prerequisites. * Or 60 hours and satisfaction of all general education requirements. ! COST EFFECTIVENESS – will the proposed program contribute to the most cost effective use of systemwide resources and meeting of workforce needs? # Is the full incremental cost (including capital outlay) to the State less than other available options? State Universities $7,630 (upper-level cost for 2001-02) Independent Universities $2,690 (FRAG 2001-02) • The full incremental cost will be approximately $2900. # The implementation of these programs will not require building, renovating, or equipping facilities. The only exception is the request for a computer lab for the BASSE program. • Is the cost to the student less than with other available alternatives? 9 State Universities $56 average matriculation fee per credit hour (2001-02) Independent Universities $14,073 average annual tuition or $469.10 per credit hour o The cost to Chipola's students will be $50 matriculation fee per credit hour. # Will the proposed programs contribute significantly to meeting important workforce needs in the service region and, if appropriate, throughout the State? Yes ! Summary ! In light of all information provided, summarize the net value added through the proposal program for the delivery of baccalaureate education. ! SB1162, Section 35 states, "It is the intent of the Legislature to further expand access to baccalaureate degree programs through the use of community colleges apply (sic) this concept in the creation and funding of a program that supports local economic development and responds to public demand for increased access to baccalaureate degrees in areas of the state that are underserved by 4-year institutions." • The proposed degrees in Business Administration (BSBA), Nursing (BSN), and Secondary School Education (BASSE) support local economic development. A better-educated work force will attract more industry, provide better health care, and improve the K-12 system in the area. The citizens of this poor, rural area that has been designated as a National and State Rural Enterprise area will benefit from higher salaries and better job opportunities. • Each of the three degrees responds to public demand from local workforce boards, business and industry, chambers of commerce, and potential students. The full proposal documents this demand through state occupational employment and economic reports, letters from business, industry, educational institutions, and chambers of commerce, and with a large database of students who have indicated their intention to enroll in Chipola's baccalaureate programs. • Since approximately 50% of Chipola's graduates do not continue their education, it is clear that the citizens of Chipola's district are underserved by 4-year institutions, even those in neighboring districts. There are no 4-year institutions in the district. 10 ! The Matrix of Criteria focuses on need, potential impact, use of resources, implementation, accountability and cost effectiveness. • Need – is the identified need real and important? # Over 50% of Chipola's graduates cannot commute or move to a 4-year institution and, therefore, do not continue their education beyond a 2-year degree. The success of the University Center at Chipola Junior College attests to that. • The University Center collaborates with universities to deliver Criminal Justice, Special/Elementary Education, and Social Work bachelor's degrees on Chipola's campus. The response has been excellent and is evidence of the unmet need and enthusiasm for these opportunities on Chipola's campus. Over 200 students are currently enrolled in University Center programs. Student comments on satisfaction surveys are typically in this vein: "Thank you so much for bringing this to Chipola! This is a Godsend. There is no way I could ever have gotten a bachelor's degree any other way." • Attempts were made to attract universities to deliver the BASSE and BSBA program at Chipola. Unfortunately, no cooperative agreement could be reached that would serve the needs of students in Chipola's district. • FSU delivers an on-line BSN program and some RN's have enrolled. Lack of mentoring, interaction with students, instructor office hours, a full schedule of classes, etc. make this program less than ideal for area RN's. The BSN program that Chipola wishes to implement will have a strong focus on rural health care and the issues associated with that. # BSN – There is a critical shortage of nurses locally, statewide, and nationally. Because of the required ratio of instructors to students, more BSN and MSN prepared nurses will be needed to teach in nursing programs. # BASSE – There is a critical shortage of secondary math, science, and technology teachers locally, statewide, and nationally. # BSBA – Jackson County has been designated as a Federal and State Rural Enterprise zone and a depressed area by OTTED. Efforts to attract business and industry to the area have been hampered by the absence of a well-educated workforce from which to recruit. An increase in the number of graduates with BS degrees in Business Administration will address that issue. 11 # Student databases indicate a strong demand for all three proposed degrees. Over 100 BSBA, 96 BSN, and 95 BASSE potential students have indicated their intent to enroll in those programs if Chipola is authorized to offer them. # For the past five years and the next five years, need exceeds supply for graduates of these programs in Chipola's district. In addition, the existence of well a well-qualified workforce should actually increase the demand in the future. • Potential Impact – will the proposed programs significantly reduce the identified need? # The BASSE, BSBA and BSN address the three areas of need indicated by workforce development boards, local businesses and industry, local chambers of commerce, and potential students. Offering those degree programs will significantly reduce the identified need. # Chipola's mission will not adversely impacted. Rather, the mission will be extended to include the delivery of these baccalaureate degrees to citizens in Chipola's district. # Chipola has a long tradition of academic excellence. Much of this excellence is due to the approximately 95% fulltime faculty educators. Chipola will continue this tradition in its baccalaureate programs. 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street stalls: don't pass by street food
Ecuador is one of South America's more interesting culinary countries though much like its brethren it is a bit lacking with regard to vegetarian choices. For those who love meat, potatoes, and fish it's a paradise. Oh, and don't forget the corn. Corn is king in Ecuador, especially in the highlands. If there were ever a people who knew how to utilize corn, the Andeans are surely them. Be sure to try humitas, a corn based dumpling of sorts wrapped in a leaf and served with coffee for breakfast or as a snack. Llapingachos (potato pancakes) are another great street food. They are generally roaring hot so safe to eat. Okay, so the old woman serving them may not have washed her hands recently but for fifty cents and something so tasty, it's worth the chance.
Favorite Dish: Restaurants in Ecuador range from the simplest side walk affair to four stars and don't let price be your only guide as you'll miss lots of great food by passing by street food. Health-wise, Ecuador seems to be a more sanitary place than many other South American countries. In six weeks neither of us got really sick with only myself getting so much as a minor stomach problem.
Please enjoy restaurant tips on my individual city/province pages. If there's one thing I'm always on the lookout for it's authentic local foods!Related to:
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El Maiz-CUENCA: Culinary art...
Walking down Calle Larga I stopped at the ruins of Todos los Santos. Looking up to my right I saw a beautiful beautiful balcony attached to a nicely decorated house. I had to take the photo so I went in and I was pleased to see the interior of the restaurant was equally pleasing. Wonderfully decorated, nice pale colors, happy atmosphere. Even the customers were smiling at me . I sat in the back yard balcony with the colourful little garden. When my order came I also had to take its picture so well presented. The taste was also satisfying and I quickly came to like the wonderful ladies, Eulalia and Maria, who tried to make everybody happy with their polite warmth and their smiling eagerness. They run the restaurant very efficiently and take care of every client as if they are their own friends. They have turned cooking to a culinary art, trying to combine their local products with the international idea of alimentation.
Prices are fine , around 6$ for the main dishes. You won't have to spend more than 8$ to make your stomach happy because the plate contains salad, vegetables rice or other things beside meat or fish you have ordered. This is common everywhere in Ecuador. Of course I should mention the cute little basket filled with baked corn – maiz tostado, in spanish – which justifies the restaurant's name and is so tasty that you can hardly stop before it is over...
Trout, beef (lomo), ceviche all plates are satisfying both to the eye and to the palate. I also tried quinua which is something like frumenty..quite interesting..
The building was originally a home of an old ecuadorian family and has been successfully converted to a pleasant restaurant, but you can still browse at the family items discretely exhibited in the beautiful corners or the colourful walls. Very nice! Even their flyers are works of art!
Click to see the food !!! and much more...
No se vaya de Cuenca sin disfrutar la comida y el ambiente de El Maiz. Todo es arte!Related to:
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General tip: El almuerzo!
The cheapest and most local way to eat at lunch time consists in eating in little local restaurants and ordering the "almuerzo".
It consists of a main course, a drink (usually a fruit juice) and a dessert.
It's good, its' cheap and it's local.
It will cost between USD1 and USD3 depending on the restaurant and the city.
General tip: Cook yourself!
Another good and cheap way of eating in Ecuador (especially for diner) is to... cook yourself!
There are charming markets full of cheap and good food in every single town of Ecuador.
A lot of budget hotels for travelers offer kitchen facilities where you can cook your food.
A good approach to taste the numerous kinds of fruits and vegetable that Ecuador has to offer.
Rancho Chileno 1: The best empanadas in CUENCA !!!
Just next to the airport there is a very good restaurant. The quality of the food, the informal atmosphere, the rustic decoration and the tables in the space outside makes it worthy of a visit. Use it before or after the flight. Visit it even if you have arrived or are leaving by bus, as it is just 2 blocks from the main bus station on Avenida Espana. Have a meal, a drink or just a delicious "empanada" very typical in Ecuador. The international and traditional dishes are well cooked. The ceviches and prawn dishes are very tasty. Prices are between 1$ (for natural juices) and 6$ for the main dishes. The special beef dish costs 7$ and is really delicious.
There is also a second large space inside more formally decorated for special events.
The best is sitting outside on a sunny day munching the savoury food and watching the planes come and go...
The small street in front is called Elia Liut.
The owner Mayra Blandin L. will welcome you with a smile...
Click on the photo to see the empanadas...
Junto al aeropuerto un restaurante excellente con comida deliciosa y mesas afuera para disfrutar las mejores empanadas in Cuenca!Related to:
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Rancho Chileno 2-CUENCA: for a romantic evening...
This is a very elegant restaurant with very good food and a romantic ambient. Candle lit tables, soft music and formal, delicate decoration makes it the perfect place for an unforgettable dinner with your sweetheart or a relaxed chat with your friends. Food is carefully cooked and involves international and local savours. Service is excellent and prices are surprisingly low for what it is. They are the same prices as its "brother" Ranch Chileno 1 near the airport. That is, main dishes around 6$, including both beef and seafood dishes, ceviches, prawns, shrimps, "lomo" and much more.
It's been recently renovated and has a huge upper floor hall for group dinners and special events.
It is also near the airport , just 80 meters further on Avenida Espana, on the same side of the street.
It's part of the traditional house of a respectable family of Cuenca.
Click on the photo.
Un restaurante con comida excelente, servicio impecable, ambiente formal y romantico. El mejor lugar para pasar un tarde inolvidable. Sala grande al segundo piso para eventos especiales.Related to:
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Cuy: a local delicacy
Cuys are rodents and are native to the Andes. Cuy is nothing else but the Guinea Pig. Have you seen one alive? It's a very cute and furry little animal. Cuys are also very common in South American cuisine. It is cooked on a barbecue, broiled or fried and it is usually served whole. It is also considered an honoured dish for special occasions and celebrations. In Peru it is their national dish. I remember in a church in Cusco there is a big cuy dish painted on the table of the Holy Dinner! In Western societies it has often been kept as a pet so maybe that's why Westerns find it difficult to get used to the idea of eating it. I had one, too. I called it Toto and kept it in a cage. It spent all day running on his wheel and carried all the seeds I gave him in his little house. When I gave him a lot, he put them all in his mouth and carried them into his house where he took them out to eat them later. During the 19th and 20th century it was also used as an experimentation animal for medicinal and biological reasons. It has helped us a lot in developing several medicinal products which have saved many human lives.
Of course I understand it's not nice eating pets but aren't lambs and little goats as cute? Why some people find it disgusting I don't understand.
General tip: Breakfast
I usually make my breakfast of an espresso and a cigarette...
But breakfast are very good in Ecuador and I did not miss even one while I was there!
Taste the fruit juices, they are incredible.
Forget about the coffee, however, it is simply awful (I will not enter into economico-political discussions here, but for a coffee producer country, this is strange enough, isn'it?).
Restaurant "El Mirador" - VILCABAMBA: home made food
Just opposite the Recreation Center in Vilcabamba there is a nice local restaurant offering simple but delicious local food, with a home made taste. The large terrace with views to the green mountains all around explains its name. There are a lot of meat dishes, fish, shrimps and chicken. Try "encebollado de pescado", a rich tomato soup of fish containing a lot of veggies!
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La Terraza restaurant & Natural Yogurt-VILCABAMBA
La Terraza: What kept me going to this restaurant is the avocado salad with corn chips, called Aguacate! But the owner proudly claims he offers every kind of dish you can imagine, both local and international. They specialize in Mexican and Oriental food. The local meat dishes are extremely popular with locals.
Also try 'fahitas de pollo', 'tacos churrascos' and chicken on the grill.
Natural Yogurt: This a small bar-restaurant also in the Central Square. It serves several dishes but I only went there for a crepe or a good breakfast with natural yogurt and fresh fruit.
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Don Pan Panaderia - Mindo: Simply tasty!
Whilst I was in Mindo I used to visit the Don Pan Panaderia (Bakery) like three or more times a day ... they have excellent bread and really tasty cookies!! They also make some incredible pizza. This place is ideal for those much sought after snacks in between activities, and even for something quick to grab for breakfast.
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Bandera is an Ecuadorian meal with rice, different ceviches (shrimp, fish and concha) and guatita, a stew made of tripe (cow stomach).
The Bandera in the 1st photo is from Cevicheria El Sol de Manta in Latacunga. It was served with half an avocado and a bowl of popcorn. The Bandera and an orange juice was $8.50 (August 2011).
The Bandera in the 2nd photo is from Ceviches Pedro y Pablo in Quito. With this bandera only one ceviche was served, a mix of shrimp and concha. The Bandera was served with a bowl of popcorn and mote (maize) and a lemon drink. It was $5.00 (June 2011).
See below - Voir ci-dessous: Mompiche : Same range of prices - Les memes prix
Many "casas" sell some food, around the same prices : between 2 (filete de pescado)-3 (camarones) -4 or 5 (langostina) USD
-> In calle Fosforera :
- Resaurante Los Dos Hermanos (left when watching the beach)
- Florecita (right when watching the beach, close to the Gabeal)
-> In the main street :
- Comedor Margerita ("far" from the beach)
- Comedor Economica ("close" to the beach)
I tested all of them : they are OK !
Plusieurs baraques servent quelques plats, pratiquant les memes prix : 2 (filets de poisson), 3 (crevettes) et 4/5 (langoustines) USD :
-> dans la calle Fosforera :
- Resaurante Los Dos Hermanos (a gauche en regardant la plage)
- Florecita (a droite en regardant la plage, pres du Gabeal)
-> dans la rue principale :
- Comedor Margerita ("loin" de la plage)
- Comedor Economica ("proche" de la plage).
Je les ai testes : c'est bon !!
Favorite Dish: Filete de pescado, camarones fritos/en ajito, langostina.... !!Related to:
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Humitas is a traditional dish from the highlands. They are often served together with coffee for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. Humitas are made of ground corn which is mixed with eggs, and often cheese and onions as well. The dough is then wrapped and tied in a corn husk and steamed. The humitas are often a bit sweet.
I have tried humitas three times, twice at Café Chapineros in Quito and once for breakfast at Santa Lucia Eco Lodge. I'm not very fond of humitas, but think it is something I will like better if I eat it more often.
Set lunch - Almuerzo
At lunch time many restaurants have a set lunch menu including a soup (sopa), a main dish (segundo) and a small dessert (postre). For the main dish there is often a choice, but not always. A fruit drink is also included. For the set lunches (almuerzos) I usually paid $2 - 3 (June, July, August 2011). The quality of the food can vary.
The first photo is from Pumapungo in Cuenca. For $2 you get a soup, a main plate, a desert and a juice. The first time I ate here I also got a bowl of Mote de Maíz and the second time I had lunch here (yes, I came back another day because it was a good lunch) I got a bowl of popcorn.
Photo 2 is from another good lunch restaurant El Copihue Rojo in Latacunga. Before the soup a small starter was served. Then I got the soup and the main course. The main course was rice, chicken and some vegetables. For dessert there was a small piece of canned fruit. It was a good set lunch and absolutely worth the money.
I usually keep notes of my expenses just to see how much money I spend during the holiday (and it is also good when writing tips on VT). But this lunch I have forgotten to write down. I can't remember how much it was, but it was not more than $3.
Photo 3 is from a not so good restaurant. On Espejo, down from Plaza Grande in Quito, there are three neighbouring restaurants with outdoor tables on the pedestrian street. It was a nice day and I wanted to sit outside eating lunch, so I headed here. I found a table at the restaurant advertising almuerzos (lunches) for $2. The soup was okay, but the main course with a piece of leathering meat didn't taste good at all. All set lunches I have eaten in Ecuador ,before this and after, have tasted better. The food was not good but the location was good for people watching.
Photo 4 is from a small restaurant on Av Amazonas in Quito. There were two different soups to chose from and I had the chicken soup. For the main course I chose carne de res (beef), but there was also chicken and pork available. For desert there was a small piece of watermelon and to drink tamarind juice. For $2 dollars it was a good meal!
Photo 5 is from Puerto Villamil in Galapagos Islands where I had almuerzo at one of the restaurants on the west side of Parque Central. First I got a soup (sopa de carne) and then a plate with fried fish, rice and some salad. Included in the price was also a juice. The price for the lunch was $3 and it was so much better than the lunch I had had the previous day (a sandwich and coca-cola for the same price).Related to:
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