Living in Quito

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We chose an apartment in between SAE club and our spanish classes at La Lengua. We looked a a few different aparments. The first was a 70's style place where the woman said "one of my flaws is that I am controling and I like to know where you are." We did not call back. The second building looked very scary on the outside and we were not sure that it looked safe, but after walking through two security gates, a locked front door, and walking up four flights of stairs - it seemed pretty safe. The apartment had color and light, a nice view, and new appliances. We were sold and moved the next weekend. We have a great view of a beautiful cathedral and the el panecillo (the virgin statue). It is a little noisy during the weekends with the discotheques, but we have been very happy here.

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Photos

Fun Garden Statues
We like these little statues so much it has given us something to collect while we are here. We have three so far and we want to put them in our garden in Pullman.

Sitting Room
Very uncomfortable chairs we never use, but they look nice.

Toy Cars for Rent
The little kids love to drive these little cars all over the park. Every park is packed on Sundays.

Political View (far)
During the presidential elections you found posters for Naboa and Correa all over the city. Well they took the campaigning to extreme and put it on the mountain also.

Interesting Restaurants
We did not eat there, but it is everywhere.

All about food
We love the crepes!

Spanish Instructors
Lehia, Silvana, and Maura

Weaving Demonstration
We saw this demonstration in el Jardin - one of the malls in town.