asked my student, Michelle. She saw the term in the reading. The question prompted a discussion on where they do and don't exist. They certainly don't exist here on Isabela. Luis said he used one once in Guayaquil, a city on the coast.
This reminded me of all the things I haven't used in months, including:
-a shopping cart
-a shopping basket
-a debit card
-a credit card
-shoes not for running
-pants
-a cell phone
-a wallet
-ID of any kind
-a library card
-a jacket
-a paper coffee cup
-a plastic utensil
-styrofoam
-a bike helmet
-a seatbelt
-a bus pass
-an umbrella
-a doorbell
-an elevator
-an escalator
-a last name
-a title
-a stapler
-air conditioning
-a heater
-a coffee maker
-a duvet
-a TV
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