llegue

I have arrived!! Am safe and sound in Ecuador. Even have a roof over my head. My awesome friend Henry picked me up all smiley at the airport (So nice to see a friendly face after leaving customs). I'll be staying with him and his friend Jazz until I can connect with Kallari. Because, of course Carlos, the Director of Operations, is off to Salinas to make chocolate tomorrow and I'm not actually sure when he'll be back. In the meantime, I'm to report to the cafe tomorrow, where, I've just learned, the kitchen will be in need of some assistance. The woman who was in charge of all the cooking and baking did not have her contract renewed, so I will likely be having a bigger role at the cafe, and much earlier than I anticipated (especially since I no longer have to win over her and her difficult personality). Should be interesting to convert my home cooking/baking passion into my first "professional" attempts. And the adventure begins . . . .