Ecuador Blog

Hola amigos,

We just wanted to let everyone know that we have started a blog dedicated to our Ecuador experience. The new link is http://sethandbrian.blogspot.com . Check it out!

Dios Te Bendiga,

Seth and Brian

Hola Ecuador

Bienvenido!!

This is what we read as we walked through the customs at Guayaquil airport tonight. It has been quite the adventure already for Brian and I. We´ve already hit some stumbling blocks. Emphasis on stumbling because it is something that will not hinder us by any means, just rather irritating and bothersome.

First off, some of you may not know this, but we have been eagerly praying and waiting for news on Brian´s acceptance into medical school. It just goes to show you that God´s plans are so perfect, Brian just found out today that he will be attending medical school at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. I am so proud of him, as are so many others!

So, we found this out during our 5 hourísh lay over in Miami. We both drained our phones´battery life by talking so much to people, but we knew it was worth, especially since we didn´t know when we would be able to utilize our cell phones again. Eventually we arrive at our gate and boarded our plane for Guayaquil. We figured we would get to our seats smoothly and enjoy the flight. Not so much. Turned out that some really old people who didn´t speak English had taken some other lady´s seats (this lady had two babies with her). Then, that lady took Brian and I´s seats. So, we had quite the conundrum. That was a delay in itself. Eventually Brian and I just had to sit in different sections. He ended up by some old lady and I ended up between a mother and her daughter who were awesome! The daughter was 7 and was the so cute and entertaining. The mother was super sweet and decided that she would take this opportunity to tell me about Ecuador and her life story really haha. I became so well acquainted with them that the mom asked for my phone number and email address because she wants to visit Cuenca, along with her daughter, and go get some dinner with Brian and I. How fun is that?

Our flight ended up being delayed by 2 hours. We arrived at Guayaquil to find no one there waiting for us. So, we didn´t really know what to do. Thank God that Brian has a cell phone that still works in foreign lands. He called George and he called someone to pick us up. The lady is super nice but doesn´t like to exercise her English. She drove like a mad woman possessed on these streets, which have no lines or really any organization, i guess it makes every trip an adventure haha. Anyway, once we got to Guayaquil, we drudged through the passport section to find that our bags had been completely soaked by the rain in Miami. This made no sense whatsoever. Now we both have suitcases full of completely soaked ropa (clothes). Not good. Not to mention, a stinky situation. The nice crazy driver lady kept asking us why our bags were so heavy... I kept repeating, ¨porque estan mojado!¨ because they are wet haha.

Well, we prolly need to go to bed. We need to be out of the hotel in the morning by 7:30 a.m. and at the airport by 8 a.m.

Continue to pray for our protection and safe travels to Cuenca tomorrow. Love you all! And remember that through everything, God is always good.

Seth & Brian