This is it, the first post from Ecuador. Hola from Hotel San Francisco! This is one of the nicest hotels I have ever stayed in...the sort of romantically adorable destination that honeymooners would die for. There are flowers EVERYWHERE, which, because I love flowers so much, is a definite bonus. I am sitting here in a bed that looks over a winding staircase (so Harry Potteresque, right?), I am alone because both of my roommates are not here, I have no wi-fi (so hopefully this gets posted eventually), there are sirens outside, and I am so so happy (or i should say, muy contente, and there you have the extent of my Spanish).
The flight over here was lovely. I sat next to a man (se llama Marco) from Quito, and spent the entire time talking to him in broken Spanish and English. I have him to thank for my ability to carry on a basic conversation now (muy muy lento, claro) and now have a list of must-dos for all over Ecuador. I also got several severe warnings to NEVER go out at night. Marco loves soccer and is a civil engineer, and the fact that we could communicate so well knowing so very little of each other's languages absolutely fascinates me!
Almost everyone from the group is here now, and I am happy that I will get to spend the next month with them, as a considerable amount of bonding has gone down among our sleep-deprived and hungry selves. Um so, breakfast is in a few hours, and I want to sleep, so buenas noches, world, I am so excited to see what tomorrow brings!
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