Universidad De San Francisco Quito

¡HOLA!
Today was awesome! It started at 7am. I got up, had coffee and eggs with Nancy, then she walked me to the bus stop and showed me the exact route I need to take to USFQ, where I will be taking classes. We met up with her cousin and Tenzin and took the public transportation bus that reminded me of the subway, but on the street in its own section of the road. We stopped at a station and I thought we were there, but it turned out, we were just transferring to a coach bus. Tenzin and I sat next to each other. The bus does not stop so if you want to get on and off, you must jump on or off- but of course, they come to a full stop for a woman. They are very different towards women here- more about that later.
Anyways, a few vendors jumped on the coach bus to sell things, then walked up and down the aisle and got back off. It was so weird to see that. That bus was about a 15 minute ride, and soooo beautiful. The campus is in the mountains and booming with all sorts of plants, trees, and amazing architecture! I have photos that I will post later. Nancy and her cousin walked us in, and we sat through a long orientation. We had a campus tour, and I couldn´t be more excited!
They talked about politics here, and the current president is an alum of UIUC, so they asked if anyone was from there. Another girl and I raised our hands and he said they all know of U of I.
I met a few other students on the other program, and they live around us in the city. My friend Grace and I went to get lunch and got a giant meal of random things and I still don´t know what they are. We got fresh juices, and bought our first legal beer!
Tonight, a bunch of us are going to the bar area of Quito, I am pumped! We are not allowed to wear dresses though because we will stand out too much-so its all jeans for Quito.
I need to do a lot for tomorrow, so I have to finish writing and upload my photos later this weekend. There is so much to write about, but for now,

CAIO!