Mis Abuelos Vienen!

Sunday, November 26 was a bit of a sad day for me because my family was gone, but on Monday, November 27, my Nana and Opah flew in!

Their flight arrived pretty late on Monday night, but they picked me up in a taxi from the university on Tuesday. Just like my immediate family, it was so wonderful to see them! Then we headed to Otavalo. (I love that place). It was really fun to hear what they thought about Ecuador and how they compared it to Guatemala, which I’ve never been to, but they have.

On our way to Otavalo, we first stopped at the waterfalls in Peguche. It was way less crowded than the previous times I had been there on weekends, except for when the local gym class/track team showed up.


At la Cascada de Peguche. I decided against repelling down it today.

We took some gorgeous pictures, and then headed into the market in Otavalo. After the market, we went to a gorgeous restaurant on a lake.

That evening, we ate dinner at a French restaurant (Japanese AND French food in one week?! Crazy!) in the Swissotel.

The next day, Wednesday, I met up with them after classes at La Compania de Jesús, one of the most magnificent churches in Historic Quito. I had never been there before, and it was absolutely gorgeous!


Nana and Opah were really fun to walk around with since they knew the names of many plants

We wandered around Old Town (Centro Historico) for a bit and then took a taxi up to Café Mosaico, which Mom and Dad had visited during their hike up Itchimbia. As soon as we stepped onto the balcony of the café, we understood why Mom and Dad had told us why we should go there. The view of Quito was absolutely increbible!!!


Check out Quito! Right before sunset was the best time to go to this cafe since we got to see the sunset and then all the lights slowly come on in the city.

Then we enjoyed a tasty Greek meal. (Japanese AND French AND Greek food in one week! Double Crazy! I’m getting spoiled, lol.) It was so wonderful to be able to see and talk with them, and once, again, saying good-bye was difficult. But I’m totally willing to go through good-byes if it means I can see people!


Decisions, decisions

The next day they headed onto Peru and I hit up the university.