So due to the long break between my last two entries, I have another quite substatial one before i venture away for the weekend. After over a week of living the lifestyle of Ecuadorians, instead of being sheltered in a comfortable little Hosteria in a small town, I've started to learn a lot more about the Ecuadorian way of life, and how the culture works here. When you walk around the streets of Los Chillos, a suburb of Quito, there is a fascinating juxtapositio...

Things I have learned so far:1. Although the water is not potable, it's still clean enough for us to brush our teeth with!2. If you ask for a drink To Go (para llevar) they will in fact give it to you in a plastic bag (without a cup)3. Although the buses are quick and only cost .25 cents, the driver will often tell you that it's going somewhere that it indeed is not.4. Turns out the rainy season is not so rainy. More like the "fry the gringos&quo...

Well hello there everyone! I've been putting off writing this blog entry because frankly I have so much to say that I find it difficult to start. So this will probably end up being pretty long. Bear with me if you will! First things first, I'm happy, healthy, and have yet to drink the water. Also, it turned out that there were a lot of us on the flight from Miami to Quito so I started making friends even before we crossed the Equator. My program is very s...