My Streisand freakout in Ecuador

So, let me explain.

Ashley, Cristi, and I were at a DVD store looking for DVDs to buy, of course. These DVDs are bootlegs, but good quality, and cost a $1-$1.50. Bargain of the century.I was looking for Redford movies, obviously. What else would I be looking for? I actually wasn’t scouring for Streisand movies because, well, I have most of them.

First, I came across Africa Mía (Out of Africa) and ran over to Ashley to show her what I found. She thinks I’m a freak. Seriously. But, she loves me anyway. Well, it’s too bad I already have Out of Africa. So, then, I found Un Amor, Dos Destinos (An Unfinished Life). Don't really get that translation, but, whatever. Loooove that movie. I picked it up. What I really was looking for was Up Close and Personal, but since I don’t know the Spanish name for it, I couldn’t search effectively for it. Whatev.

So, I was standing next to Ashley checking out the DVDs when all of a sudden I heard, “Somewhere, somewhere…. Theeeeere’s aaaaa place for us.” I stopped dead in my tracks, closed my eyes, put my hand on Ashley’s shoulder, and calmly said, “Ashley, who’s singing?” By that time, I was hearing “whoa, whoa, whooooa, whoooooa” from the beginning of “Guilty” in One Voice, and already knew. I just needed someone to confirm it for me. She looked over at the TV, kind of “pfffed,” and said, “Barbra.” I looked over at the TV, saw the white sweater, and sure enough, it was Barbra in One Voice. OMG, I flipped out. I mean, flipped out. I started jumping up and down right in the middle of the store. Everyone, and I mean, everyone was staring at me like, “WTF is that girl’s problem?”

Ashley was embarrassed, but I didn’t care. It was Barbra, on the TV, in a random DVD store in Ecuador! What are the chances of that and me being there at that exact moment in time!? I honestly couldn’t breathe. I moved over in front of the TV and just stood there.

After my freak out, they turned it off. But, I continued to carry on, although in a less call-attention-to-myself fashion. Ashley told me she had never seen anything like that before, that I actually kind of scared her. That’s how much I flipped out.

But, for real, that was seriously one of the greatest moments ever in Ecuador. And it will go down in history.

Yes, I'm a freak. I'll admit it. But, it's fun.