One Week

Officially today is the one week mark of me being in the land of fresh fruit and lots of sun. I'm starting to get that feeling like I need to go out and do stuff, which is great, so yesterday some SNC girls and I, along with one of my Ecuabuddies, went to the equator. It was lots of fun with pretty sites and loads of pictures. There were also lots of little stores selling hand made things, I wanted to buy EVERYTHING but bought nothing believe it or not. I have a list in my head of about 10 things I MUST have before I go home. Including some gifts. One of the things I want is a hammock, but I have not yet decided if I want to bring that home, or all my clothes, it's a close race. These things are beautiful, they come in about every color and are huge. I've always wanted a hammock and what's better than one from Ecuador? 

I actually got to skype my mom yesterday for the first time and see my kitty Spice, there are no cats here, I have not seen a single cat, but I've seen hundreds of dogs. Which probably is a good thing that I have not seen a cat because I probably would want to bring it home. 

After our little, well big, equator trip I came home ate and then Ani said she was going to drive me around and show me Quito. This was probably the most fun I've had since I've been here to be honest. The city was so beautiful at night and driving around with her and my SNC friend Shanna, we just talked about everything. Even though it was raining, for the first time in a week, I still loved it. The centro historico is filled with elegant streets and buildings which I will hopefully be visiting next weekend and taking loads of pictures. Today is homework day and probably meeting up with some friends. Tomorrow starts our first full week of class!