Well, there are three key experiences that I would like to share with you all from my first couple days in Ecuador. The first occurred as soon as we got off the plane in Quito, from Atlanta. Seeing ads and signs in Spanish wasn't all that new to me; when I arrived in Madrid last Spring the arrival screens indicated that we had come from Filadelfia, that was my first "out-of-Kansas" experience. What hit me in Quito was the altitude. It may be that I was rushing towards the nearest restroom, but I was winded just by walking quickly. It's going to be a while before I get fully accustomed to la altura here in Cuenca.
My second thoroughly Ecuadorian experience came at breakfast our first morning at the hotel in Quito (Hotel San Francisco, I definitely recommend it). Our breakfast came complementary with our room and was served with a fruit juice neither Leslie nor I had ever tasted before. When I asked the waitress what it was, she said "jugo de guayaba." It was incredible!
The last experience I want to share, well, I'll make it short and sweet and cut out the ugly details. DRINK LOTS OF WATER MORE WATER THAN YOU HAVE EVER DRUNK BEFORE EVERY DAY EVERY MEAL EVERY CHANCE THAT YOU GET AND DO NOT DRINK FROM THE TAP. That should do it.
Every so often I will write something in Spanish and not translate or explain it in English. This is because when I experienced it myself I had to go through a dictionary or something like that to figure out what it was. For translations, you should use www.wordreference.com. That website got me through college.
As soon as I can get my camera and my laptop to talk to each other, I'll start uploading photos of Cuenca onto my blog. I tried uploading a 55-second video of the view of the city that we have from the Coloma's balcony, but I waited for over 5 hours and I think it timed out without telling me.
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