I am too tired to try to do this in Spanish and English, so English it is, quick update.
We went all over Ecuador this week, starting in Quito, to Otavalo, back to Quito, to Riobamba, climbed part of Chimborazo today (at 15000 feet... veryyyy high) and now GUAYAQUIL!
We got to Guayaquil tonight! I met my host mother, father, one of my host sisters, and my host brother. They are very welcoming, I can tell it is going to be a good 4 months. =)
Tomorrow is the Guayaquil city tour with the group (I miss you guys already!), and then class 4-10!
Starting soon, my weeks are going to look like this:
Internship 9-1, class 4-10, Monday through Thursday. OFF Friday- Sunday though!
So what this means is that I will get pictures and posts up when I can, and also reply to emails etc when I can. I apologize in advance for delays... it will happen.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Hoy exploramos Quito. Primero fuimos a un museo del artista más famoso en Ecuador, Guayasamín. Él pintó cuadros con temas sobre la opresión, la injusticia etc. Después fuimos a la sección mayor de Quito, a las iglesias y Plaza Grande. Visitamos la Basílica, una iglesia enorme. También fuimos a una iglesia de los Jesuitas, con mucho oro en el interior. No recuerdo todo de la historia de los lugares, pero aprendí mucho. Anoche, mis amigas y yo comimos a un restaurante chino. Mañana iremos a Otavalo por un noche.
Today we explored Quito. First we went to the museum of the artist Guayasamin. He painted about oppression and injustice etc. I liked his work, it was different. After that we went to the old section of Quito. We visited the Basilica, an enormous church. We also went to a Jesuit church which had many tons of gold on the inside (16 I think?) It was quite a place. Lastly we went up to a saint overlooking the city. I think the name of it translates to "little prayer", but I can't remember what it was called in Spanish. Every place has a lot of history to it. For dinner, I went to dinner with some girls at a Chinese place. The food here is very cheap, my large meal was around $4.50. It is another earlier night. We travel to Otavalo tomorrow, and we are there for a night. There is a big market where we can buy a lots of local goods, which is exciting. It will be cold though, colder than Quito, which has surprisingly been chilly. It is because of the altitude (9000+ feet).
Today we explored Quito. First we went to the museum of the artist Guayasamin. He painted about oppression and injustice etc. I liked his work, it was different. After that we went to the old section of Quito. We visited the Basilica, an enormous church. We also went to a Jesuit church which had many tons of gold on the inside (16 I think?) It was quite a place. Lastly we went up to a saint overlooking the city. I think the name of it translates to "little prayer", but I can't remember what it was called in Spanish. Every place has a lot of history to it. For dinner, I went to dinner with some girls at a Chinese place. The food here is very cheap, my large meal was around $4.50. It is another earlier night. We travel to Otavalo tomorrow, and we are there for a night. There is a big market where we can buy a lots of local goods, which is exciting. It will be cold though, colder than Quito, which has surprisingly been chilly. It is because of the altitude (9000+ feet).
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Flights, Delays, New friends, Quito!
Voy a empezar mi blog en español porque, porque obviamente, estoy en Ecuador. Creo que si está leyendo este, sabe quien soy. Pero, por si acaso, me llamo Emma Mackey. Tengo veinte anos, y asisto la universidad de Nueva York en Plattsburgh. Mis carreras son Español y los Estudios Latinoamericanos. Por eso, hube decidido estudiar en Guayaquil Ecuador a La Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) por un semestre. Voy a vivir con Salvador, Narcisa, Sussy, Wendy, and Salvador Cherrez cuando mis clases empiezan.
Yo llegue esta mañana en Guayaquil después de muchos retrasos en Albany. ¡Llegue a mi viaje a Ecuador con cinco minutos antes de despegar! Ahora, estoy en Quito para la orientación. Hay 57 otros estudiantes internacionales aquí, algunos de Australia, Suiza, Francia, Canadá, los Estados Unidos y mas. Muchos nombres para recordar…. Hoy exploramos Quito un poco, pero no hacemos mucho anoche. Todos necesitan dormir y preparar para un día grande mañana.
And now for my English version, with a bit more detail...
My name is Emma Mackey. I am 20 years old, and I attend SUNY Plattsburgh in upstate NY. I am studying in Guayaquil Ecuador this fall. It will benefit both my Spanish and Latin American studies major greatly. I will be living with Salvador, Narcisa, Sussy, Wendy, and Salvador Cherrez once my classes begin.
I left yesterday out of Albany, after 2 delays while inside the terminal and 1 on the runway. However, as a result I met Sean, who ironically is from about an hour-ish west of Plattsburgh. It was kind of like a Hollywood movie, when a girl is stressing out and a cute guy strikes up a conversation and distracts the damsel in distress. Haha. He is a very motivated, caring guy, my first friend of the trip! Goodbyes were said in NYC, but I'm sure we will stay in touch. I owe him a post card anyway.
Once in NYC, I had to get a taxi over to JFK from La Guardia. When all was said and done, I got to the gate for my flight to Ecuador at 11:25, boarded at 11:30pm. Phew!! I drifted in and out of consciousness on the way to Guayaquil. My carrier was LAN Ecuador, and it was a very good flight. HUGE plane, good food and such. Everyone clapped when it landed because it was so smooth. It arrived around 5:30am.
I spent about 5 hours in the airport in Guayaquil waiting for my flight to Quito. I met a reporter for a local AM radio station. His name is Jose Luis Medina Correa. He spoke very little English, so we were able to practice with each other with our non native languages.
The flight to Quito was over very quickly, and after waiting for some other students, I got to the hotel around 3pm (by the way, Ecuador is one hour behind home). There are many other international students here for orientation as well, 57 to be exact. The first two girls I met are from Australia, Bridget and Sara. Great accents! There is also Sophie from Switzerland, some students from Belgium, Kristi from SUNY Buffalo (!) and more. I can't remember everybody's names yet of course, but I will get there... maybe. We didn't do much tonight except explore a bit, and dinner with some girls. I like the city so far, and the hotel is quite nice.
I desperately need a good night's sleep, so I am off to bed. Big day tomorrow, and big week ahead. I don't know when I'll blog next, because we are fitting a lot in before we go back to Guayaquil and classes start!
Yo llegue esta mañana en Guayaquil después de muchos retrasos en Albany. ¡Llegue a mi viaje a Ecuador con cinco minutos antes de despegar! Ahora, estoy en Quito para la orientación. Hay 57 otros estudiantes internacionales aquí, algunos de Australia, Suiza, Francia, Canadá, los Estados Unidos y mas. Muchos nombres para recordar…. Hoy exploramos Quito un poco, pero no hacemos mucho anoche. Todos necesitan dormir y preparar para un día grande mañana.
And now for my English version, with a bit more detail...
My name is Emma Mackey. I am 20 years old, and I attend SUNY Plattsburgh in upstate NY. I am studying in Guayaquil Ecuador this fall. It will benefit both my Spanish and Latin American studies major greatly. I will be living with Salvador, Narcisa, Sussy, Wendy, and Salvador Cherrez once my classes begin.
I left yesterday out of Albany, after 2 delays while inside the terminal and 1 on the runway. However, as a result I met Sean, who ironically is from about an hour-ish west of Plattsburgh. It was kind of like a Hollywood movie, when a girl is stressing out and a cute guy strikes up a conversation and distracts the damsel in distress. Haha. He is a very motivated, caring guy, my first friend of the trip! Goodbyes were said in NYC, but I'm sure we will stay in touch. I owe him a post card anyway.
Once in NYC, I had to get a taxi over to JFK from La Guardia. When all was said and done, I got to the gate for my flight to Ecuador at 11:25, boarded at 11:30pm. Phew!! I drifted in and out of consciousness on the way to Guayaquil. My carrier was LAN Ecuador, and it was a very good flight. HUGE plane, good food and such. Everyone clapped when it landed because it was so smooth. It arrived around 5:30am.
I spent about 5 hours in the airport in Guayaquil waiting for my flight to Quito. I met a reporter for a local AM radio station. His name is Jose Luis Medina Correa. He spoke very little English, so we were able to practice with each other with our non native languages.
The flight to Quito was over very quickly, and after waiting for some other students, I got to the hotel around 3pm (by the way, Ecuador is one hour behind home). There are many other international students here for orientation as well, 57 to be exact. The first two girls I met are from Australia, Bridget and Sara. Great accents! There is also Sophie from Switzerland, some students from Belgium, Kristi from SUNY Buffalo (!) and more. I can't remember everybody's names yet of course, but I will get there... maybe. We didn't do much tonight except explore a bit, and dinner with some girls. I like the city so far, and the hotel is quite nice.
I desperately need a good night's sleep, so I am off to bed. Big day tomorrow, and big week ahead. I don't know when I'll blog next, because we are fitting a lot in before we go back to Guayaquil and classes start!
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