Quito Fever

We´re in Quito, having a blast. We came to have a few days in the city, a little break from the life on the farm. We´re staying in the apartment of some friends, and generally having a great time. We´re just here for the two days but it´s quite interesting. At the hostel where we hang out all day, 95% of the people speak English. I often forget that I am in South America. I feel like I´m hanging out with some new friends at some place in Portland or something. All the music they play is in English, too. But everyone here is traveling this way or that way. Any question you have about anything around here is answered with ease, we have no need for a guide book, we have many new friends. We´ve been away only one night and Jason already misses the chickens. We bathe in an outdoor bathtub next to our house. The day before we left Jason was in the bath and petting the chickens that were on the side of the tub. We´re really excited to have chickens when we get back to the States.

For Thanksgiving, we made a delicious pizza and had pasta and Jason invented a yummy donut hole recipe. We also had berry cobbler. It was nice, but honestly, I was incredibly heartbroken to be away from family. We all went around saying what we´re thankful for and everyone mentioned family back home.

Christmas decorations are everywhere here, as I¨m sure they are at home. It´s pretty pathetic, I know, but it´s hard for me to even comprehend that Christmas exists when I´m not at home to celebrate it. I look at all the decorations and Jason has to keep me from buying random ornaments and such.
Much love from Ecuador!!