List number two for your enjoyment:
10. People in Seattle (and probably most of the States, though I can't necessarily speak from personal experience) have no idea what a crowded bus is ACTUALLY like. When the doors closing push people into the bus, and it is impossible to fall down because there are people pressing against you from all sides, then it's crowded.
9. Phone calls in different languages can be difficult. Wrong numbers doubly so. Because then they have no idea that you don't speak Spanish perfectly, and they don't make sure to speak clearly and a bit slower. And then when you answer in English, they are doubly confused, and it only makes the situation more difficult. Usually I solve the problem by hanging up.
8. Avocado is really good in soup. I know there are some out there who would disagree with me simply because it's avocado (you know who you are...) but I find the flavors go well together, and the cool inside of the avocado slice makes a nice contrast with the hot soup. It also goes good in different types of soup, I've had both a tomato base and a chicken-type potato and rice soup. Both delicious with avocado.
7. Having internet things cut off because your IP address is from a different country is no fun.
6. Walking around with a scarf/sweater/newspaper/blanket/etc on your head is a perfectly acceptable way to keep the sun off.
5. Always carry toilet paper.
4. There is nothing quite like being serenaded by a live music while you eat dinner.
3. If you don't know how to ride a bike when you visit Ecuador, learn.
2. I speak Spanish 'bastante bien'. Bien means 'good', bastante means 'enough', but with connotations. Lo suficiente is 'just enough', demasiado is 'way more than enough' and bastante is 'enough' but the kind of enough that if you say that when you are being served food, they will give you some more.
1. Sometimes you just have to stop worrying and rely on the kindness of strangers.
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