Hey everyone!So this is my last week in Chone and we are having a good time and getting to see quite a bit again! This past weekend Julie and I went to Montaninta.We had a great time it is defiantly a party town at night but is known for its surfing. We took surf lessons for 2 and a half hours, and then got to keep the boards for an extra 2 hours to practice and it only cost $15! And the bonus was that our lessons were in English! We had a lady who was originally...

Heey! So much has happened and time is flying by here in Chone. We went to Puerto Lopez last weekend, where they are known for the Isla de la (also known as Poor Man's Galapagos). We took lots of awesome pictures that I can't wait to show you on the island, but won't be posting til later. There were these awesome birds that have bright blue feet they were sooo cool called Blue Footed Boobies!!! There were also Alcatraz Birds, Turkey Vultchers, and much more. We w...

Heeey Everyone!So I'm officially in Chone and have been now since Monday! It is a small little town and very cute! There is not a whole lot to do….we leave with a teacher and her husband, and her daughter and her two little children live in a house adjoined to theirs. It is nice. Julie and I share a room which has three beds and a TV, and Peter has a room with 2 beds.We all hangout together tho. It is quite nice…our TV has 4 English channels…we finally have...

This week I am at The Maternidad, Salo de Partos. The Maternity, Place of Births! I am with Julie with week. We have one-on-one Spanish classes in the morning for three hours and then go to Salo de Partos for the afternoon. We are with Dr. Molina. Monday was very exciting for me; I got to see my first live birth!!!! It was amazing but none the less interesting all the same! The girl was 16 years old and this was her first child. Here in Ecuador for any woman who ...

Heeeey Everyone!So this week was so far my most favorite clinic to be at! I was a pediatric clinic JOn Monday I started the clinic by arriving and Dr. Parades did not have very many patients so her and I sat down and started to talk in Spanish about everything. Life, school, pediatrics, medical school- the differences in Ecuador and the US, how their training is different, what they focus on, etc. We talked about what her favorite part of the job is and what her ...