My experiences in Ecuador have been similar. It seems that those of little material wealth are often the most generous, sharing what little they do have with anyone who has shown any interest in them and their situations. One of the most touching moments in my entire life was in a small village many hours north of Quito. We had traveled some pretty mountainous and rough roads to get to this remote town called Tumbatu. We set up our free health clinic at the school and had seen approximately 50 patients, nothing real serious, when this elderly lady who I had seen early, with no real significant medical problems other then those associated with aging, a hard life and some general malnutrition, walked back and gave us a bottle of Coke. She said she could not pay us for our services, but knew we would be thirsty, so she bought us this bottle of soda. We knew that this purchase probable represented close to a week’s worth of her income and we all felt beyond words and very humbled by her act of kindness.