The New View

Since arriving at Trinity University of the things that has really changed for me was the view. The city of San Antonio is completely different from what I had back home in Quito. The new view was impressive at first, big open spaces and as you go through the highway you see on both sides how there is so much space around San Antonio. Then downtown is more of a city, a place with tall buildings and color everywhere. The river walk just gives a special color to the city that makes you feel welcomed as you walk among the many restaurants that light up the walk along the river. However, all this lights and buildings do not compare to Quito. The city surrounded by volcanoes in the middle of the Andes, the city of mixture between the local culture and the Spanish conquistadors. As you move through the city you have all the views you could want. The old part, which are all the churches and the center of the city, and the new part, all the buildings that keep appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the night, continually mix together as they create the city. The view of the city is incredible and what I miss the most is just the ability to look into the past through the architecture of the city. For example, the cities basilica stands on the mountain and is just impressive as you can see it from most places in the city. It lights up in the night showing the connection from past to present as it holds the country’s history. The closeness of everything in Quito, how you can cross the city in minutes, is something I really miss here in San Antonio, where going anywhere takes minutes and knowing the whole city will take a lot of time. Even though San Antonio is my new home it will take a while for me to really feel as comfortable as I do in Quito. Getting use to the bigger city will take some time but since I have been here knowing around is becoming easier and getting farther is less challenging every time.