Where am I?

I'm currently in Chicago, on Connie and Greg's couch petting their dog. My adventures are in a holding pattern until next week. I know there is some adventure in Chicago, I sensed it as I stepped of the plane to the distinct aroma of O'Hare (that looks so wrong with the apostrophe, but wikipedia assured me it is correct, maybe I'm just not used to it anymore). The airport smells like cinnamon and disinfectant.

Anyway, whatever adventure there may be in town, I am not having it right now. I am spending my three days here unpacking and repacking. And hanging out with the family a bit. The day after tomorrow I move to Cuenca, Ecuador, to be with my boyfriend Carlos. I am very excited, but a bit nervous, since I haven't practiced my Spanish in weeks, almost months. Though he speaks English, most of his family does not. When I met his parents a few months ago the conversation started simply and during the first few days my head was aching from language immersion, though after a few weeks my Spanish conversation skills had improved. However, as soon as they left I promptly forgot everything I had learned to make room in my skull for my thesis. Even though I graduated a months ago, those thoughts are still lingering since my engineering skills are a bit stronger than my language skills (which is why I'm an engineer, duh).

So, more adventure and more photos will be posted soon. I am sure that Ecuador will be an adventure like The Netherlands was. Probably even more so.