i am writing this in an internet cafe on a computer with a sticky spanish keyboard, since our hotel in ambato has no internet. the shift keys are especially annoying, so i am writing without using them, at least very much. ambato is about a 2.5 hour bus ride south of quito. i will say that ecuador is beautiful. mountains, with more green than i have seen in a long time. ambato is a little dryer than quito, but still very scenic. we are staying here tomorrow for church, and plan to then head on south to cuenca on monday.

given the keyboard hassles, i think i will close for today.