Quito-Saturday Sept. 29, 2018

It’s been a different sort of a week!  A few ups and a few downs.  On Monday evening, I missed getting to my class:  I had gotten the start time wrong and realized I didn’t have time to walk it, got a cab but rush hour traffic meant that it took me longer than it would have to walk!  Cab driver couldn’t find the building as it had no address on it.  I was an hour late for class but my student was still there and very understanding!  We started class on Friday and she is great!  I already know that I’m going to love working with her.

On Friday, about 11:15 am, I was going through Parque la Carolina on my way to class.  A young _____ aggressively tried to sell me a poster while his partner stole my cellphone.  They are so skilled.  Inconvenient but not the end of the world.  My boss came with me today and I now have a very small, cheap cellphone.  It does not have much space on it but it will do what I need here and I’ll get a new one back in Canada.  Cellphones are very expensive here.

I got my glasses back today!  On Monday I took them in and they sent them away to get new lenses put in my old frames.  I am very happy with them.

On Wed., I went to a dentist and saw about getting the implants for my upper jaw.  He is going to get back to me sometime this week.  I already have the screws in place so it’s just the actual teeth.

After buying my new phone, I went out to lunch with my boss and one of the other teachers.  It was so much fun and we had a wonderful lunch.  It was really nice to get out and socialize a little.

Am missing home a bit and looking forward to Kim’s arrival!