Hi All
Sorry it's been a while in coming but I now have an opportunity to update my blog from South America! I have been in Ecuador for about a week now and it's been great being in a totally different cultural environment.
The flight over went as well as flights do - 16 hours of travelling on planes, 7 hours of waiting in airports, and being awake for a grand total of 46 hours before I got to sleep here in Quito. I managed to order what I wanted on the plane using my limited Spanish! Ordering a plate of food at the airport in Santiago was tough, I told the waitress what I wanted okay enough, but when she started jabbering back to me in Spanish I had no idea! Needless to say all my training deserted me, and I couldn't even remember how to ask her if she spoke English. After a week here though I am getting heaps better at recognising words in spoken Spanish. My confidence in talking to people in Spanish is growing, although it's only simple sentences at the moment.
The first three days I was in Quito I took it easy. To combat the altitude I took I didn't go crazy doing touristy stuff, and drank no booze. I noticed the altitude walking up one flight of stairs at my hotel, as I was a little short of breath and the legs were heavy. It's not too bad and now I am comfy as at 3km above sea level. My appetite has also been affected too, though now it has come back with a vengance! The culinary highlight so far, has been eating llama. It's like beef, in not only texture and colour, but also in taste. I am keen as to try some more of it!
This post is just a little introductory one to my South American adventures, and I hope to portray my time in Quito over the last week in a number of different ways. I think that the first will be the range of accomodation I have had!
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2 comments:
Keep up the good work.
I would appreciate more visual materials, to make your blog more attractive, but your writing style really compensates it. But there is always place for improvement
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