From a Thunderstorm in S. America:

Hello.
Right now looking out the window from this 4th ¨home¨ of mine in the computer lab, the mountains I usually see are covered by clouds and the main sound I hear is that of the pouring rain. After a beautiful sunny morning this thunderstorm just rolled in.
About 3 car alarms just went off, due to the powerful lightening. It´s pretty funny actually. All the car alarms are basically the same here. You know that really annoying and obnoxious car alarm that changes rhythms and pitches every 5 seconds but in total is like 2 minutes long... yep, that´s the one. every day. I can´t escape it!

Do you know that I´m living in another country?
Do I know that I´m living in another country?

Yesterday I watched a movie and you know the umm, I think it´s Universal Studios intro. that comes up with the big golden globe? Well as I watched that I realized that N. America was kind of covered up, but I could plainly see south america and I realized that I could plainly see the part of the world were I was sitting. Wow.

On Friday as I was walking back from the internet cafe, 10 horses/ponies crossed the main street in the midst of many cars. Guiding them along on horseback were like 3 14 year olds. Random Quiteñen cowboys?? I don´t think I´d see that in NYC or Chicago. (but maybe Grantham!)

I love thunderstorms.
There´s just this awesome peace about them. And then at the same time excitement. It´s like I want to get so close but know that I could get zapped at any minute but it´s exhilarating.

People have Halloween decorations up. It´s weird. It doesn´t seem like fall, and since they don´t really celebrate Halloween the way the USA does, it´s just like they´re trying to I don´t know commercialize and americanize. bummer.

It also doesn´t seem right to have Halloween decorations up, because in the store right next to them there´s a christmas tree display!!!! I´m not kidding. Outside of the one mall they already have lighted reindeer and christmas trees!! WHAT THE HECK!! I let out somewhat of a yelp on the bus when I saw them for the first time last week (yes, as in the middle of October!) and think I made some folks turn and look. It´s not even NOVEMBER yet!

And so, that´s a bit of Kimbo rambling for today. I realized I hadn´t written much this month and now that this weekend is the next month (hard to believe) I figured I should fix that.

Entonces, nos vemos pronto (less than two months till I come ¨home¨)

From a not wet (yet) Kimbo.