Not exactly Paradise

So, I got to Ecuador late into the night on the 15th of January. For the first day, it wasn't really the best. I was totally sleep-deprived from only getting 5 hours of sleep. After that, it got worse.

Quito, Ecuador (where my family and me are staying) is at 9,000 ft of altitude. So, it can create headaches, nausea, and dizziness. But, one of the worst thing for me was the smell. Quito has TONS of cars, creating TONS of pollution. The smell has been bothering me a lot. So, really, there are tons of buildings for tons of people who need tons of cars.

But, Quito also has its upsides. Look at the picture. Do you see those awesome mountains in the background? Those are one of the upsides. The apartment my family rents is also awesome. There is a lot of fancy furniture, especially in the living room. The picture below is a fancy horse statue.

So, yeah, life is OK here so far. It's definitely not Paradise, but it's not a total dump, either

 Question Just for Fun: My family has a flight to Quito, Ecuador. We have to get to an 11:10 am plane flight early , so we leave at 8:15 am from our home in Quincy, MA. It takes 45 minutes to get to the air port, then it takes 75% of an hour to go through security. We then wait until our first flight at 11:10 am. The flight takes 3 hours 10 minutes. Once the flight is done, my family travels across the air port to our next gate, for a 6:10 pm flight. The time to travel across the air port is 20 minutes. Then, we wait for the 6:10 pm flight. The flight takes 4 hours 45 minutes. We get to the airport in Ecuador and go through customs, baggage claim, etc. for 1 hour. Then, we find our taxi guy and put our luggage into the taxi, which takes 50% of an hour. Then, the drive to the hotel takes about 40 minutes. What time and day do we get to our apartment if we left for the air port in MA at 8:15? Answer will be posted on next post.

Spanish Vocab: Thank you for the service (English)=Gracias por el servicio (Spanish).