Today Margarita showed me how to get from our apartment to Cumbayá (the suburb of Quito where USFQ, my university, is located). Donato and Monse also came along for the adventure. I feel more confident about getting there but am still a little anxious. I was not as focused on memorizing my route as I was with protecting Monse from the crazy Quiteño drivers. (They are LOCO. Taxis squeeze in between buses and apparently it is optional to stop at crosswalks.) Once we arrived in Cumbayá, we went to the a pet store at the mall across from campus. The cages were so tiny. Pobrecitos. The fish were amusing to watch though. Margarita took Donato and Monse to a little park on campus next to a lake while I set out to go find my classrooms. It was super confusing but I found a friendly student to help me. I returned to the park and Donato ran up to me all excited. There were nine turtles in the lake! We stayed in the park for a while to play. Donato and Margarita played catch with the football I gave him. He loves it, he called it el mejor juguete del mundo (the best toy in the world) and he takes it everywhere with him. Meanwhile, Monse and I "fixed" the trees. The lake is surrounded by palm trees, and Monse decided that they would look much better with twigs and leaves jammed in between the ridges of the bark. Donato also brought along his Darth Vader action figure. While Monse and I played "jump off the sidewalk ledge after uno dos tres," Donato played "kill Darth Vader by throwing him at the pavement." Extra points if his legs or head came off. After playing at the park, we went to a little hamburger shop for lunch and then we rode the bus back home. Monse was so tired, she fell asleep on my lap. She is precious! Getting off the bus was confusing because we had yell "gracias!" to get off at a certain point, we don't get off at an actual stop. And then we had to walk a few blocks to get back to the apartment. Ah well, eventually I will learn.
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Hola, soy olivia.After living in the Midwest my whole life, I packed my bags and moved south to Guadalajara, Mexico where I'm working as an English teacher and studying Spanish. Keep posted to hear about all my adventures!
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