estoy en quito

We arrived safe and sound! It was a long trip, and a lot of packing and re-packing and leaving of objects that I really wanted to take (duvet and featherbed, I miss you) but I am here. Six months of preparations are over! Tobey did very well on the flight--only cried a little at the end--and they did not even quarantine him. Ecuador is unreal, more on this later, and everyone is very nice. I am rooming with a cool girl from Canada while we're in the hotel, and this afternoon I start the apartment search. I promise to post more details later--I'm still digesting at this point.

stay tuned...