Amazing.... Amazing.....AMAZING! Ecuador has been wonderful, rewarding and life changing in only 1 week!! I have to be honest, I am soooo out of my comfort zone, but it is the best feeling ever. When I first got here I lived with one other person in my group who also did not speak spanish, but its was amazing how we could still communicate reguardless of the language barrier. My host mom and dad drilled spanish during breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was so cool and I am picking it up pretty fast.
So far I have been to Quito, the Pacific Ocean and a small villiage. Quito is very beautiful. I could see volcanoes from my room. The buildings are very close, sort of stacked on top of eachother. The coast was very very very hot! But I swam in the ocean and walked the coast, and watched the sunset. It was one of the most beautiful sights I had ever seen. The small village is awesome. This is actually the place that has internet and cable... and its not as hot.
I am so excited for what is to come!
Farming and spanish lesson tomorrow!
Hey Jalena,
ReplyDeleteSo happy to read such an enthusiastic and upbeat post! Glad everything is going well. Beyond the language barrier (which sounds like it's been manageable - that's great), how else have you been out of your comfort zone? Good luck with the farming lesson - I look forward to reading about what you learned! ~ Kelly
Wow, what an exciting adventure! I'm teaching Harmony Spanish so she can converse with you :) Take care and we love ya!
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