The Beginning

This is the beginning of my writing on my life in Quito. The flights here went ok, except for the holding pattern we were put in about 100 miles out from Miami. I guess they grounded the planes for the tropical storm? When we got there the clouds were pretty dark but the sun was out. It didn't look all that threatening. I sat at the terminal for a while, met up with others in the group and finally left for Quito. I was pretty tired by that point and slept through the take-off, waking back up once we had reached altitude. We got some tasty airplane dinners, mine was chicken and noodles. I fell asleep again and woke up as we were nearing Quito. It was dark by that point and I could imagine the mountains around us. We landed, and I got through customs with no difficulty. I found my host family (a lady name Jannett) holding a sign with my name on it. She helped me with my luggage out to her car. Then I got to experience Ecuadorian style driving. There are 2 rules, (1) You break, You lose, and (2) The bigger your car, The more influence you have on the other drivers. Green light means go, yellow - go faster! and red is only a suggestion. Seriously. Pedestrians have no right-of-way what so ever.
She attempted some Spanish, but I was too tired to do much besides "si" and smile. We got to her apartment, which is a tall 15 floor brick building. She lives on the 14th floor, and a guard controls the lobby. I have a room to myself, and my own bathroom. She also has a maid who makes my bed, orders my room and generally cleans the apartment. I kinda like my room a bit un-ordered, but oh well. I put some of my stuff away, put pjs on and fell asleep quickly.