At the Hacienda!

Well, I made it safe and sound, with no flight problems at all, and with all of my luggage! My flight landed at 10:00 last night, so I got to the Hacienda at about midnight. I stayed the night at Jerry and Pat's house, then woke up this morning, toured the school, and wandered around the property a little. Pat brought me up here to my room in the girls' house, so I have just been getting settled, unpacking, and talking with the girls. It's so cloudy that I haven't gotten to see Mount Cayambe yet, but will have a fantastic view of it when it does clear!

So far, the only problem has been altitude sickness, which I expected. I am praying that I get over this quickly so that I won't be affected while trying to do everything I want and need to do. At the point that I was feeling particularly awful this afternoon, the girls came home and I suddenly had four girls hanging all over me, which made everything a little better :)

Tonight we are having a big party for Leonela's quinceanera (15th birthday party). She picked out a beautiful dress to wear, and is very excited! There will be about 60-70 people in attendance. Right now, Leo is having her hair fixed and is getting ready.

I hope to have more news soon and some photos of things going on here! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.