Hola panas! Ok so kind of a lot has happened lets see... Last night I went to a little bar/restuarante thingy called Lennon with some people from IES. I ordered a sanduche as they call them here of ham and cheese and it only cost me a 1,75 greaaaaaaaaaaaat. The table ordered a pitcher of cerveza and it only cost them three dollars. The taxi to get home only cost 1,84. So basically I had pretty cheap night. TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY OF CLASSES. First I had portu...

Hola a todos! The last few days have been pretty intersting but nothing too spectacular. The other day I went on a tour of the historical center of Quito. Usually this is the type of thing I hate because it is touristy. I would have like to walk around the streets more but of what we saw it was nice. First we went to el Parque Itchimbia. It was really nice because we were able to see all the mountains around us. The main mountain/volcano is Chichincha. There a...

So today I woke up to the sound of birds. Normally I hate the sound of birds but Ecuador birds sound pretty. So far I like the City it reminds me a lot of Buenos Aires but it´s also very different. After breakfast, Paulina showed me where my school was located. It is a bit far from the house. First, we walked about two blocks to a bus station where we got on the blue bus which took us to another bus stop which took us into Cumbaya which is where my school is loc...

I AM IN ECUADOR!!! The flight was not so great but the arrival was fine. Ivan came and picked me up at the airport and I met Paulina at home. The kids are all at the beach until saturday. Jon will be happy I only speak spanishh heheheh ok I still have to unpack and get some sleep so I will update more later un beso enorme q dios te bendiga Elena

So it is ten minutes before the new year here in Massachusetts and I am setting up this blog to share the next 6 months with you all. The site is a little confused because it thinks I have already left so don't mind the awkwardness. My last night home has been a little disappointing due to earlier events but I am sort of happy nevertheless. I am so ready to leave the snow though! When I arrive in Ecuador tomorrow it will be about 10:30 at night. From what I h...