Quito is beautiful. Ecuador is a great country. The people here are very friendly and willing to help. My family is great. I have a mom, a dad and two kids. The kids are named Gabriel (age 4) and Melissa (age 2). They are so cute and curious about the new person in their home. “Quieres jugar?” (Do you want to play?) they have asked me about 20 times in the last two days.
Speaking of kids, one weird thing I noticed is that people give their children a lot more freedom. For instance, in the super market, Gabriel saw a playground set and wanted to play on it. Ingrid (my host mom) allowed him to stay there by himself while we looked at fruit on the other side of the store. I cannot imagine anyone in the states to leave a child to his own devices like that, especially in a store the size of Walmart. It was strange to me, but there were many other children just roaming around the store and at the Centro Historico.
Many things are different here, but much of it is also the same. It is very interesting. In the store, there were so many American brands. Almost all the toys were American. I saw brands like Duncan Hines, Bisquick,, Fruit Loops. This morning I had a breakfast of pancakes with Aunt Jemima syrup. I’m glad there are familiar things around me. It is comforting.
Tomorrow is my first day of school, so I am very nervous about it. I guess it is just another hurdle to get over…
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