Well, the last 24 hours have definitely cured any homsickness I had for Seattle – only the city of course, and not all you wonderful people who make it my home! I still miss you tremendously!
Last night, the power went out twice. No one I have asked is quite sure of the reason but all parts of the city were down at various times and even as far out as into Columbia. The first power outage was at about 5:30pm. Since there were no lights and it gets dark here around 6pm, I thought I might as well take a nap. After a long day of school, Josh and I had riden up the Pichincha Mountain on the TeleferiQco, a tram that takes you up from Quito’s 9000ft elevation to close to the top of Pichincha at 13,500ft. And I thought I was getting acclimated! The funniest part of the trek was the couple people smoking at the top. Since your lungs aren’t struggling already…Anyways, the lights came back on by the time I woke up from my nap but went out again while we were eating dinner a bit later. They popped back on a bit later but by that point I had been frightened enough by my host parents who said it’s super dangerous to go out if the power is going out since then there are no streetlights. So, I had a nice night studying Spanish and reading books.
Today, we set out for our city tour under a mass of grey clouds. The rain held off until we went inside for lunch and had stopped by the time we came back out. Then, on my way home from the school, while waiting on a street corner for the bus, the rain came. Home sweet home Seattle-like rain – bouncing off car windshields and making bubbles in the streets rain. Along with the rain pounded down thunder and lightning, which seems much louder at 9,000ft closer to the sky.
I thought I came here, in part, to get away from the Seattle winter. So, for all of you out there who think I am basking in a tropical jungle paradise, let me tell you, you’re picturing it all wrong. If I can’t have the people I’m missing at home here with me, at least I have my good old familiar and comforting friends rain, clouds and winter power outages. Thanks for sending them my way to lessen my homesickness, but I think I’ll send them back up to you now.
Hope you’re enjoying the posts. I’m heading to Otavalo early tomorrow morning for the famous market there and whatever else the wind blows me towards. Check back Monday for a review of my trip!
Ciao!
P.S. The thunder just set off about a dozen car alarms…
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