Family, School, and Wow!

So I met my family yesterday! They are Colombian immigrants! I am living with two grandparents, two parents, and two siblings! The grandparents are really great. The grandmother is kind of quiet and I don't think she really knows what to about with me. My grandfather is awesome! He has already promised me salsa dancing lessons and listens to salsa 24-7! My mom didn't come until later in the day but when I met her it was almost as if we were the best of friends! My dad didn't socialize much with me but he seems to be a character and really funny! My little sister (10 years old) has memorized every detail of the letter I sent to the family before I came. She wants to know about every aspect of my life and likes to tell me about everything about hers! She insisted we play Loteria last night and she wants to watch Avatar with me someday. My little brother who is still a baby is adorable! He is one of the calmest babies I have ever met.

This morning my grandmother took me to school on the bus so that I could learn how to use the bus and what route to take. It was so cute! It was like I was a little kid again :)

My school is gorgeous! I want my house to look like it someday! The view is incredible! Here are some pictures:

I live in my own room and have my only half bathroom to myself which is great! Here is a picture of my room:

School is good so far. They are flooding us with a lot of information about the program and the city. We took a test today to check our spanish skills and I know I completely bombed it! haha! But I know that they will just put me in a class to learn more!

I just went to the grocery store with my grandfather and it was really nice to see more of the city! I talked a lot with him and I might play with a soccer team here.

It is a little hard but nice sometimes to adjust to "tiempo ecuatoriano" (Ecuadorian time)! Everything is never on time! But it is nice when that applies to our classes! :)

This weekend we are going on a trip to the equator so I will fill you all on more details then....

Ciao!