Monday, January 8, 2007

It's all happening

Hola,
Today was my first full day in Ecuador and everything went really well. We had our orientation at the university for international students and it was really nice to see some familiar faces, I already knew two friends from Wisconsin, Hugo and Laura, so it was really nice to chat in English with some familiar faces and meet students from other states. The campus is amazing, so much more gorgeous than anything you'll find in the states - it's full of beautiful gardens, ponds, trees, lots of color (and of course the occasional ecuadorian muy bonita...). The bus ride there was quite an experience - the driver never stops, but that doesn't stop people from somehow getting on and off while it's moving and he flies around mountain curves as if there isn't a 500 foot drop a few feet away (don't worry though, they're good at what they do). But the ride is pretty beautiful and there's plenty to stare at out the window. Tomorrow's day 2 of orientation when we take a campus tour and sign up for classes, so far everything's been pretty stress-free and I feel a little less wiped out from the altitude, though I can still notice a difference. Just watched Ecuador play Argentina in futbol (soccer), they tied, but it was nice to sit around with the fam and watch it, they get pretty into it. I tried putting up some pictures but the internet here was not feeling that right now but I'm going to make a seperate photo website because I can only put so many here, so check back real soon - I have some great shots of the view from my porch of Quito. Any questions about my time here so far please holler, take care everyone.
Much love,
Brett

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi there Brettly
Very scary bus driver I think!!??
Crazy bus hoppers too. Sounds like
beautiful'vistas' at every turn.
It seems as though you have experienced so much already!
It is terribly cold and windy today you aren't missing anything in the weather dept!! Lots of love Auntie Eggie