We arrived in Quito, Ecuador last night- after a long layover in Houston and a five hour flight here. We slept most of the flight...and in fact may have slept more but the woman next to me dumped her entire water glass in my lap. Talk about shock! So...I was awake after that.
Flight was uneventful...our hostel was supposed to pick us up at the airpot- but they didn't- so we got a taxi to our hostel. We arrived around midnight and our hostel was completely closed- but a nice security guard showed us our room. I was obsessed with how clean and nice it was...and then Ang reminded me that I was comparing it to India.
We got up this a.m. and had breakfast at our hostel- we ended up eating breakfast with some people that were getting ready to take a walking tour of Quito- so we joined in! A great way to see the city...we walked around- figured out the layout of Quito and hiked to the top of the largest church in Ecuador. I'm realizing that I really am scared of heights...but the fear of Ang making fun of me for the rest of the trip- drove me to keep on climbing.
We had a "typical" lunch in Quito today- all of the locals telling us to order this or that...and both of us cringing because the meat was coming out on huge bones. We both ended up with some sort-of shrimp dish. There was salsa on the table- which I immediately dug right into. Ang's eyes FLEW open as she reminded me of the stomach issues I dealt with in India. Wish me luck.
We eventually took a bus to Otavalo- a few hours north of Quito. We are going to meet some of our Threads Worldwide artisans tomorrow and both of us could NOT be more excited! The reason we started Threads was to impact women around the globe- and so meeting and sharing their stories is a huge part of why we are here!
Random facts so far: Ecuador uses the US dollar as their currency & we have been served popcorn as an appetizer twice so far.
Flight was uneventful...our hostel was supposed to pick us up at the airpot- but they didn't- so we got a taxi to our hostel. We arrived around midnight and our hostel was completely closed- but a nice security guard showed us our room. I was obsessed with how clean and nice it was...and then Ang reminded me that I was comparing it to India.
We got up this a.m. and had breakfast at our hostel- we ended up eating breakfast with some people that were getting ready to take a walking tour of Quito- so we joined in! A great way to see the city...we walked around- figured out the layout of Quito and hiked to the top of the largest church in Ecuador. I'm realizing that I really am scared of heights...but the fear of Ang making fun of me for the rest of the trip- drove me to keep on climbing.
We had a "typical" lunch in Quito today- all of the locals telling us to order this or that...and both of us cringing because the meat was coming out on huge bones. We both ended up with some sort-of shrimp dish. There was salsa on the table- which I immediately dug right into. Ang's eyes FLEW open as she reminded me of the stomach issues I dealt with in India. Wish me luck.
We eventually took a bus to Otavalo- a few hours north of Quito. We are going to meet some of our Threads Worldwide artisans tomorrow and both of us could NOT be more excited! The reason we started Threads was to impact women around the globe- and so meeting and sharing their stories is a huge part of why we are here!
Random facts so far: Ecuador uses the US dollar as their currency & we have been served popcorn as an appetizer twice so far.
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