la casa del rio oglan

my street, rio oglan


my house's fruit basket... i can't even name all of these


the planes overhead are so close, they set off car alarms

the light in quito is so, so spectacular

After a long summer of anticipation, I am finally in Quito.
My first few days here were spent at the Hostal Santa Barbara, reuniting with Pitzer friends, going through tedious orientations and adjusting to the altitude change. I've never been so winded after going up two flights of stairs or so drunk after una cervesa. But now that my red blood cells have doubled, I'm breathing easy and enjoying every moment in this city.
In brief....
My family is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Mi madre es Sonia, y mi padre es Diego. Tengo dos hermonos, se llaman Francisco, 13, y Juan Diego, 12, y un perro, Luke Skywalker. Perfecto, no?
I've only had one Kichwa (Quichua) class so far, but it was quite fun. Nukaka Camillami kani. Nukaka kuchillami kani. Nukaka Washingtonmantami kani. (My name is Camille. I am happy. I am from Washington). It's a very strange language....
La comida es muy muy rico! There are so many fruits I've never seen before and every morning I wake up to fresh squeezed juice.
I go to sleep and wake up to the sounds of airplanes directly over my head. It seriously looks as though they're going to crash into the buildings (I'll post a picture of this soon. Secretly really really terrifying).
Anyhow, I'm having a hard time putting together complete thoughts seeing as my brain is a little fried from all the Spanish. I've realized I know more Spanish than I thought, but being here reinforces how much more there is to learn.
Besos a todos, mas fotos y cuentas manana.