Arriving in Ecuador

After a year of anticipation I finally arrived in Ecuador late last night. I met the family I'm living with while I'm here in Ecuador also, and they are very welcoming people I feel comfortable in their house already. It's a really nice place too the view from the top of the house is incredible, I feel like I can see all of Quito(picture). I had a chance to explore around today and found a pretty cool park and a cheap place to get lunch ($2!). The altitude difference is something to get used too, the first night I was here I had to stop and take a deep breath every 30 seconds or so even while I was sleeping, I'm just now getting used to it.(The elevation is 10x here what it is at home.) Quito seems great thus far; the locals are really nice and patient with my Spanish, which I can already tell I'm going to learn a lot, because I am definitely immersed in it. I also visited the school today, and wow what an impressive looking school, the staff there are also extremely welcoming and knew exactly who we were. Tomorrow is the first day I meet my 5^th grade class, which I definitely look forward too.