We traveled all day Thursday (starting at 1am) and arrived in Ecuador at 6pm local time.
Waiting in New York airport for our first flight
So we arrived finally Thursday afternoon in la ciudada (the city) of Quito, Ecuador. We spent Thursday night to Saturday morning in the Training center in a town called Tumbaco 30 to 40 minutes outside Quito. We were greeted by our Cuerpo de Paz (peace corps) Ecuadorian team, whom might I add are very nice and friendly. We stayed in dorms and spent most of Friday learning what we are expected to do in the next stage of our journeys. We will be training 12 weeks in Tumbaco PC center and staying with our host families learning the traditional cultural customs and getting adjusted to speaking Spanish. The center is this huge place that has multiple dorm rooms and classrooms. We are the first group ever to stay overnight, so it was an adventure for both the staff and us.
We meet our host families yesterday. My host family is amazing. They brought me home and took me around town after I got myself settled in. We went into town and also went to Quito. IT was so beautiful. I have a host-mother (Patricia), host-father, two host-sisters (Juana y Carla) and one host-brother (Carlos). They act just like my aunts, uncles, and cousins from Bolivia so I get along with them just fine. My host-mother is very welcoming and very very motherly. My host-sister Carla is 12 years old and is such a cute little girl, she spent all afternoon yesterday helping me unpack and talking to me about her favorite music and sports teams. My host-bother Carlos talked to me about sports as well and wanted to know more about Arizona. He plays university soccer and is studying Economics at the university. My host-sister Juana wasn't around much yesterday, she is taking classes to pass the university entrance exam. She is only 17 years old and already aspiring to be a doctor. My host-parents both were asking many questions about life in the States and my families background. It has been fun getting to know them as well as practicing my Spanish.
This my host-family backyard. Also the view from my room :)
Oh yes I do have internet access, my host-family has wifi! So if you have Skype please for the love of god add me to yours just contact me through here (email me) or FB.
Mucho love!
