Arrived Safely in Quito

Got up at 5am in Germany, made my way through a long check-in line, two sets of security checks in Frankfurt, terrible airport organisation, and a cancelled flight in Miami. By 5am (German time) the following morning I was in Quito. Slept well.

My expectations upon arriving at the Quito airport, one part based on India, two parts based on ignorance - mess, dirt, crowds, noise, more dirt, cars honking horns, people everywhere. The reality, a normally functioning city, relatively clean, and a taxi ride more civilised than ones given by drivers in San Francisco (who seem to take special joy showing off the roller coaster nature of the roads). Given, it was nighttime so things may well be more hectic in the day, but it was different than I expected.

First day out and about and the altitude hasn´t made me feel at all sick, but I get short of breath very easily. Strange effect. That´s all for now!