Well, I guess I haven’t written in awhile, but I’ve been busy! I’m also trying to figure this whole Internet thing out. I can use the Internet at the university, and there are also two Internet cafes by my apartment that I can use. Sometimes it’s interesting trying to navigate my way around the Web in Spanish, but I’m learning! Plus it’s good way to learn vocabulary words (like Atrás means “Back”; I have to use that button a lot).

Here are some highlights from my past week

The White House Ecuadorian Style

Last Tuesday, (August 21) the late arriving U of I group, which includes me, went to El Centro, of the Historic District of Quito. There are lots of huge, gorgeous churches and old colonial buildings. Also- there is the President’s house, which you can go right up to and walk along its front porch! Erika, our USFQ student guide, says that the president doesn’t stay there often, but it’s still cool to see.