chau

chau: the most common way to say goodbye in Ecuador

Friday night I flew from Cuenca to Quito. Made friends with an Army Dr., he was nice, helped me find my gate. And when I got to Quito I made a deal with my taxi driver to come pick me back up in the early morning to catch my next flight. that was a smart move on my part. look at me being a savvy world traveler and all! I spent the night at the Hilton, it was ritzy! I took a bubble bath and did yoga. and stole a pillow. they were too comfy not to. shhh don't tell.

I got to the airport at 3am. most of the time was spent going through customs. during this time I noticed that all the customs ladies had the same hair style. I wonder if their zig zag part bun was mandatory.

on the flight to Houston I found a funny contradiction in the airplane bathroom...a no smoking sign above an astray?! I also did a crossword and it's funny that the only words I knew were "NRA" and "Pacman" and "Eer." good for me. seriously though, crosswords are hard. hey did you know that thinking burns calories. no joke.

finally, when I got into AMERICA! I had to restrain myself from kissing the ground. it was arduous, but I did it. I almost kissed the customs agent too, but that was only because his southern accent was Ah-dorable. and guys, everyone one here is speaking English! whoaw! so much English. this is going to be difficult to get used to. also, I realized that I am no longer average sized, I am so small compared to other Americans. so so tiny am I.  also also also, I can flush toilet paper in the US of A!

update: after my parents took me to black angus, I ate way too much and am now sick :|