I am in Ecuador and Love It

So- to everyone who reads my blog........... Not that anyone does! I arrived in Quito, Ecuador on August 19th. My flight was on time and when I arrived in Atlanta- I initially met a girl who I thought was a teacher at Colegio Americano. She actually turned out to be from Amsterdam. Shortly thereafter, I met some fellow coworkers from Americano. The first person I met was Judy Williams, the head of the library. Secondly, I met Daria and Ben, who happen to live upstairs. Lastly, I met Julie Wilson, a former ballerina and teacher from New Hampshire. The flight itself proved to be smooth- no bumps or turbulent air. I arrived in Quito on time and was greeted by Andres Sanchez and a few other Ecuadorians that work at Colegio. I was then escorted to my Hotel Standard Suites. A few hours later Josh arrived and were both really tired.

The second day in Quito- Americano took us on a tour of the city. We saw various sections such as Old Town and Guapalo. We ended the tour at Il Panecillo- which is a huge statue of an angel that overlooks the city. My new friends Kyle and Renee purchased street food which was covered with some kind of fur. Luckily, they noticed the fur and did not eat it. At the end of the tour I was tired again because of altitude sickness. It has taken a while to adjust to the altitude here. The effects were excessive tiredness and dehydration. It has been about 2 weeks now and I am finally feeling better.

On Tuesday the 21st, Josh and I found an apartment in Guapalo. The neighborhood is beautiful and very artsy. We live on a side of a mountain with vistas that I could have never imagined. I immediately fell in love with the place. After we moved in, we had to go to Megamaxi, which is a huge store with everything you could possibly want. It actually tends to get a little overwhelming and annoying.

So now we have lived in our place for about a week and a half and I am loving it. We have not done much decorating but plan to in the weeks to come.