Lone Jew

Wow, I realized last week that I have not met one other Jew here in Quito. I know there is a Jewish population, but I don't know where or how to get there. I looked up the Jewish Center and Chabad, and emailed them, but they have not responded.
I did see a guy in an Israeli army sweatshirt on campus, and I wish I stopped and talked to him, but I didn't. I randomly met some Ecuadorian Jews, but only for a minute, and they said there are very few Jews here.
Now, the other night, I called a Taxi to go to my friend Ben's house. I told them my building, but they got confused and were waiting on the corner for a while I guess. When I found him, he was not happy, and said alright, lets go! It was awkward at first, until I saw some that caught my eye in the front of the car. It was a little card or something that had a Jewish star and some hebrew on it. I got really excited, and didn't care that we couldn't find the house. I asked him if he was Jewish, and he was quiet. I asked again and he softly said yes and nodded his head. I think he was afraid to say it. I said that I am, and recognized his hebrew in front.
Instantly, he got really excited and started asking me if I had been to the Jewish Center yet then started talking in hebrew. I told him I only knew a little hebrew, and he said that I should take his number for future Taxi rides. He then turned out hebrew music and asked if I knew it. When we finally found Ben's house, he came out to get me, only to find the Taxi driver chatting up a storm with me about Jewish stuff. When I asked him how much I owed him, he said two, but in Hebrew, not Spanish. He was so happy I was another Jew, and he told me his name was Eduardo and to call him with any questions about Jewish life here.
It was very funny, and made me really excited. I hadn't realized how excited I was to meet other Jews.
I mean, "wherever you go, there's always someone Jewish..." really holds true, even in a Latin American country.