When I was first searching for an overseas program, Ecuador was not the first location to stand out to me on the list. Yes, I wanted to speak spanish, but I did not necessarily think I would want to go to South America. I had romanticized a fulfilling semester studying in the beautiful Spain or […]
Pre-Departure Thoughts
I am beyond excited to be able to travel to Ecuador next spring! I am also becoming increasingly nervous as the reality of the difficulties will be. I am sure that the first month in particular will be scary, because I still don’t feel extremely confident in my Spanish, and the cultural differences will be […]
Soon!
I have been looking forward to studying abroad for most of my life; now it is so close I can feel the excitement building as each day takes me closer to the start of the program. It will be so good to be able to practice my Spanish outside of the classroom. I am incredibly […]
From Before Ecuador Was Ecuador
I was visiting the Portland Art Museum and got myself thoroughly lost. I stumbled upon these artifacts from the Peru/ Ecuador area and I was utterly fascinated. I remember one of the stories from the Ecuador Reader talking about ceramic ware that was very advanced. I believe one of the theories about that was that some […]
So Soon!
I leave six weeks from today. So much is happening between now and then that it’s crazy to think there is such little time before I start my adventure in South America! I am beyond excited for everything so to gather my thoughts, I’m giving in to my compulsive-list-maker tendencies, and making a list (in no particular […]