Starting on Thursday last week, Rick and I started the process of getting our Ecuadorian driver’s licenses. So far we have given them a copy of our Kansas driver’s license (to prove that we really do know how to drive!) and sat through a four hour class on the Theory of Driving (long, random, and mostly stuff we already know… really geared towards new drivers) and filled out the actual application. On Monday we will go to the Police hospital to get our blood type verified (they really won’t just take our word for it), get copies of our Passports and Censos (Ecuadorian id card) and pay the $165.32 (each) fee. Then… a few weeks later… we can pick up our driver’s licenses!!!

Of course, then we have to figure out if, and when, we want to drive in city traffic!

(edit by Rick) Rachel forgot to mention the driving test part of the process, where we drove for the first time in over a year in Quito’s rush hour traffic. THAT wasn’t nerve-wracking or anything!