Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Arts appears on the wall!! バーの壁に芸術が出現

I asked my favorite artist as well as my big friend to draw painting on the wall around my bar. His name is Juan Romero, who is young Ecuadorian artists. He is very nice and funny. His paintings are totally crazy. He would talk with his art while he was drawing with smile. I coud not get what he was drawing 30 mins, one hour, 5 hours....but suddenly image had come out...He said everyone can look arts differently. It's all depends on our interpretation. That is why art is interesting...He finished drawing this art 10 hours. This 10 hours was very exciting for me...
自分の友達でもあり大好きなアーティストに頼んでバーの周りの壁に絵を直接描いてもらった。 画家の名前はRamiro Juan エクアドルの若手芸術家、とってもきさくな人で性格がいい。でも、彼の絵は本当に狂ってる。 描いていくうちに絵が生まれていく。笑みを浮かべながら書いてる彼はまさに絵と会話をしているみたいだった。 はじめは何が何だか分からなかったが30分、一時間と彼の絵を見ているとどんどんとImageが浮かび上がってきた。 俺はこういう風に見える。と言ったら解釈のしかたによったらどんなふうにも見えるよ。 題名はAgradable 元気なとか、楽しいと言う意味だ。  本当に刺激を受けた。この絵を一日10時間くらいかけて仕上げた。本当に楽しかった。

Thursday, June 1, 2006

Six Months...

Six months passed already since I opened my hostel and restaurants...I do not know why Ecuador. However, I wanted to try it somewhere I do know know much about. I spent all my money I saved up in my life. In six months, many people came to stay at my hostel and met lots of people. Even though you do not travel, you would feel traveling. Even though you do not travel, you can make friends from all over the world. This's what I wanted to do. I do not regret. I am gonna do what I want to do. I make my hobby my job, and work with friends with the same interest. My goal is move my friends by selling my hobby! I put here my painting that I have bought for the first time in my life. I was moved by his hobby!

今日はちょっと、最近やってること。 レストランとホステルをオープンして早6ヶ月が経つ。 何故エクアドルなのか自分でもわからない。とにかく、未開の地でやりたいことに挑戦したかった。今までとにかくためてきたお金を使い果たした。でも、完成できた。4ヶ月の間に多くの旅行者が訪れいろんな出会いをした。  自分が旅をしなくても、自分が旅をしてる気分になれる。  自分が旅をしなくても、世界中に友ができる。  様々な経験を持った友人と様々な世界を知る。これが俺のしたかったことだ。後悔はない。これからもっとやりたいことをする。  自分の趣味を仕事にし、趣味のあう奴と仕事をする。  自分の趣味を友に売り、友に感動してもらう。 これが今の目標。 ここに、俺が人生で初めて買った、絵画を載せてみるね。 ごめんなさい非売品です。

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

IntiRymi, maybe spell's wrong



IntiRymi means "The party of Sun". The festival is held by indigenous people every year in May. It is very cultural, interesting, and crazy...with full of music, dances, dresses, and drinks...


It lasts 3 or 4 days, though I gave up in 2 days. My friend made it 4 days without sleeping at all... Must have been taking something.



I went to see this festival in Otavalo. People were playing music and dancing(it looked them running roundly for me). At the end of the festival, people came to the center of the Plaza de Poncho to get a gift from the god. I have never see so many indiginous people at one time. It was... interesting but furious.

I thought it's ended after they got gift. Then, they, no, WE went to Peguche where there is holly waterfall. They bathed under the waterfall, the temperature must have been below 0... Of course I bathed in too. FREEZING!!



when we came back from Waterfall, we visiting around almost all houses. We knocked the door and got inside played the music and got free drinks and left... it was around 2 or 3 AM. Some houses were sleeping and would not let us in. I was scared... They cursing those houses, they started to kick the door. That's culture too!!!

I came back to hostel and passed out.

well, it was very fun.


Monday, May 1, 2006

My Best Friends have come! 高校の友が訪問!



My friends have come to visit me to Ecuador! They came to Ecuador for only two weeks, but I am sure they enjoyed a lot and come back again. We took four days rafting trip. It was hard...not was vacation.




おつとりょうがエクアドルを訪ねに来た。 二週間つう短い間だったけど、エクアドルを満喫してくれたことを願う。 とにかく三人で飲んだ。て言っても弱くなってないか?こいつら。あまり飲めなかった気がするけど。三人でこっちのクラブに行って。飲んで最後にはおつとりょうとDerekがステージに上がって踊ってた。Derekすごい喜んでたぞ。また会いたいって。  かなりHardなスケジュールでRaftingに参加。4日間こぎました。蚊に刺されたり、原住民の人たちとサッカーしてマジ楽しかった。 亮君はやっぱり怪我をしました。あんな腫れをひさしぶりに見たよ。さすがだね。まあ、あんまり心配してなかったけど。    あ、最初の写真見せたらみんなに、こいつらゲイだろって言われた。  まあ、また来れるようだったら、今度はちゃんと一升瓶割らないで持ってきてください。

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Finally Open my Hostel!!

How long did I wait? Fuckin' four months!!! It's ok, because I could open it!


Finally after 4 months construction by lazy bastard ecuadorian construction worker, I could open my restaurant and Hostel. The name is Huauki, means "Brother" in Quichua, which is indigenous language of Ecuador.

I have told many people I want to have my own hostel while I was traveling.

Yes!! I did it!

Come to stay at my hostel if you are in Quito!

This is the restaurant as well as lounge. People lie down and tasting delicious food!
Oops, Careful, you have to take your shoose off!!


http://hostalhuauki.com