Quito

Hello family and friends,

Well, just to let you guys know we just finished up our first week in Quito, Ecuador. The first night we stayed in a hostal together then the next morning we started our spanish classes. It was kinda an intense first day because we got split up right away and took a test for like an hour. This test would determine who our teacher would be. We had one on ones, then a group class with someone in a similar level of spanish. After classes we waited at the hostal Crossroads for our families: thats always an exciting feeling. We had a free weekend in Quito and we had a lot of freedom to do what we wanted as long as we were with two or more people. There was a variety of things to do like go to the Teleferico to see all of Quito, go to Old Town, Mitad Del Mundo, or even just chill in the park. Also we found some delicious spots to eat like Mexicali, great cheap mexican food. Then there was a hamburger place called G Spot, and a place called Sanduche Rey with huge sándwiches. One night some of the group went out to dance, some to a club with Nick and the others to a salsa place with Britt. The most important thing we did in Quito was vote. YEAH!! Ten points up for Obama. Voting was also an exciting feeling. Well, it was a great week with homestays, which are always hard to leave and spanish went well. Now we are off to Otavalo to continue our awesome trip... Hasta luego and see you soon with some fantastic stories.



-Ceresa