Today is a brilliant day in Quito. The sky is a gorgeous aqua blue with fluffy bouncy clouds, the breeze is warm and caressing, the mountains warm and inviting, and the sun gives everything a bright new sheen. Summer has arrived they tell me. Summer here lasts for a few months only and consists of days like today and little or no rain. Summer usually starts in June, but everyone here says it has been late in coming. Winter isn´t bad either though, it´s just that days are often overcast and there is intermitant rain, but I like that climate too. So, it´s with a strong dose of melancholy that I leave this city and country tomorrow.
It´s been a wonderful visit on many levels. My Spanish classes were great and those together with living with a host families has moved my Spanish skills up a notch or two. Quitenos and Ecadorians in general are very pleasant, courteous, warm people and it has been delightful to get to know a number of people well. And then there are the adventures in the high sierras and Amazon that will stay with me forever. When I get home I will post photographs of the trip so you can see for yourselves what a great place this is, and who knows, maybe come for a visit?
So, ciao for now and check in in a week or so to see photos.
P.S. The president today announced that the government is reviewing some of its foreign debt and is claims it will not pay back loans that were obtained through unscrupuous means. He claims that a number of loans were renogotiated in favor of lending institutions by corrupt politicians. Refreshing.
Ciao
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