Ya estamos en Quito!

Quito and Volcan Cotopaxi from our school

Briana and I en el parque Carolina

My head was full of a foggy dramamine fuzz as I sat in the theater, only an hour or so after arriving in Quito, and watched my first Car's movie - dubbed in Spanish. I let all the conversation of my host sister and her boyfriend's friends slide over me, only coming in to focus when asked a direct question. Just hanging on until Monday morning arrives, full of Spanish class.

This Flight is Closed

"This flight is closed."
"What?!"
"This flight is closed. It closes an hour before departure. No puedo ayudarte, has perdido tu vuelo."


I had just asked for my boarding pass at the Miami gate, to which I arrived after walking an unnecessary terminal over and back. They're serious about their Spanish on LAN Ecuador, it comes before English in every conversation. But in either language, I wasn't leaving that counter without a boarding pass. 

Begin at the beginning

"The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. 'Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?' he asked.
'Begin at the beginning,' the King said gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end: then stop.'"

- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland 


My travels began with a cross-country trip from California to North Carolina for a little vacation...

It's OK, I don't read this either

BIENVENIDOS a mi BLOG 


If you're reading this, then you've already tied me for blogs read, ever. To all my marvelous friends with wonderfully catalogued adventures and lives online, I sincerely apologize. You see, I always want to. I just never do.


I know what it means to be busy. If you are, then a huge, rousing THANK YOU for checking in and showing your love and support! It means the world to me.


But this is not about you. It's not about me, either. Happy? ;) My objective is that you would have as much fun reading this blog as I do living and writing it. Want to learn about the colonial city of Quito? The street markets of Otavalo? Curious for Ecuadorian family life and language? Interested in teaching English abroad? How 'bout a couple surprises along the way? 


This is just where the adventure begins, and where we share it together. 


¡Vamonos!