So.Much.Spanish.

Welp, the second I looked out the window on the plane and saw the breath-taking mountains...it hit me. We did it, we were finally here! (btw Nathan, i found the exclamation point hehe). However it did take me about 15min to figure out how to log into Blogger, since everything is in Spanish lol. But anyways, I already am in love with Ecuador, it is gorgeous...well the mountains are anyway ha. Except everytime I get in the car, I feel I´m going to die (sorry moms, that probably doesn´t help things) because the driving is CRAZY. In order for us to get to the market, we have to make at least 3 U-turns...and there is constant traffic, pedestrian and vehichle traffic. The city and the streets look exactly how I pictured them. Stone streets and walk-ways, muti-colored buildings, fruit stands and small kiosks on every corner...and a really sad thing that I hate is many, many, stray, doggies :( They´re everywhere, searching for food...es muy triste! My house here is bright orange, and very nice! It has a big backyard and they have lots of chickens, 2 ducks, 2 rabbits and 3 dogs. One of the dogs just had 5 puppies ten days ago! It is very exciting lol. I have my own room with and adorable pink bed spread that they bought just for me (because I told Daysi my favorite color was pink)! The family is more than I could ask for, they are SO loving and gift giving! They just keep giving me gifts and it makes me feel bad! lol. Jorge, the father, is the best! He always smiles and makes sure I´m okay. The mother (whom I forget the name of at the moment :/) is also amazing! She makes delicious food and always trys to give me more more more lol I love her. Then there is Carla and Andres, Carla is 20 and Andres is 10. Carla is awesome, she is gorgeous and super welcoming, she always makes sure I´m in the loop (she and Daysi are the only ones who speak any english) she is hilarious and super small, shes not even 5 feet tall haha. She actually just came up to me and was like "Uhh, i dont want this shirt...you have it." and layed it on my lap, hahaa like I said she´s awesome. Andre, I think is really confused by me lol he speaks NO english and just stares at me like I´m crazy lol...but he constantly gives me things and smiles at me, he trys to talk to me but it only last like 2 min haha. And then there is Daysi, who most of you know or know of, I don´t know what I would do if she wasn´t here. She lets me know whats going on and translates, plus she keeps me company and doesn´t make it awkward lol This family is incradible, they are all really close to eachother and very loving...I´ve been here less than 48hrs and I already feel like part of the family. I´m so excited for the rest of this experience, I´m a truly blessed 16 year old :) Well, I´ll be sure to continue updating but now I´m gonna go watch some spanish tv :)
Hasta luego.