Primeras Impresiones

(From 8-26-2007, originally likemikeposts.com)

Well, all first international experiences have been loads of fun. I´m very happy to begin putting real images and experiences with the things I have been learning about in school.

My friend Sarah, who is doing an environmental study program at the same university, but also IN THE GALAPAGOS, and I got here late Wednesday night with no trouble. We stayed in the Hostel Revolucion (I really dug the name), owned by an Australian traveler who simply decided that he found a place here in Quito where he would like to stay, and bought this hostel, fixed it up, and runs it with one of his friends. It was very warm and filled with interesting international people. We spent the next two days exploring the city, with our new friend Amy. The city is really easy to get around and the food here is really really good.

Protest

And we saw a protest!!! It wasn´t very big, violent, or anything, just people demanding social justice by means of marching. The last night that we were at the hostel, a bunch of us took some taxi´s to a bar and had tons of fun dancing.

The girls begin their studies soon and are meeting up with thier groups, and here I am today with my new Ecuadorian family. The family (a mom and a brother) and our place are both super nice. It´s in the middle of the city above a police building and a call center in the penthouse. The view is incredible, as I am trying to show you in my first pictures. I am really enjoying the location.

Nightscape number twoNightscape from the penthouse

Besides the food, I am very much enjoying the atmosphere. I haven´t been ripped off by a cab yet. There are endless amounts of very beautiful places to check out. Everytime that I tell someone that I am having a hard time with the language or a phrase, I have been treated very nicely about it. Most people are actually pretty warm and would like to help with it. And on top of that, I´ve had a lot of really good conversations with people.

I am looking forward to learning more interesting things and writing about them. (Hopefully it will be interesting to the reader as well)

Goodnight World!!! :=)