Ecuador

SITE ASSIGNMENTS!
March 12, 2008 - Cayambe, Ecuador
For the next two years, you can find me in Santa Ana, Ecuador!!! Today is the day I have been looking forward to since Febuary of last year.  A person spends almost a year applying to the Peace Corps.  The reason it takes so long is "Because they want to put you in a site where your skills and personality are a perfect match."  You get...
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Almost at the 1 month mark!!
March 4, 2008 - Cayambe, Ecuador
HI EVERYONE!!  You may have heard about the current events involving Ecuador and Columbia... Don´t worry, I am plenty far from the border and have not been affected.  Life is normal here in Cayambe. Not much has changed in the past week.  Lots of rain, lots of chicken and rice, and lots of spanish classes.  There is a new addition to my...
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Responding to comments!
February 24, 2008 - Cotacachi, Ecuador
Aunt Pam:  You made a comment a while back about giving up on your "Senior Peace Corps experience" idea.  I think you should know that there are THREE over-sixty trainees in my omnibus.  They immediately were granted rock-star status among the group.  They were also given the delux host family homes and are living it up.  They have really...
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Thats culture.
February 23, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
This entry is going to be a bit different.  I would like to share a few of the things I find entertaining about Ecuadorian culture.  Enjoy! You get on a bus in Ecuador.  There is a very good chance that the decorations of the bus will include (but are not limited to) stickers of... 1. Bart Simpson  2. Thor 3. A nude woman  4. MTV  5. The...
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3 maids-a-milkin
February 18, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
There was a time, not too long ago, when I was in the process of explaining to people that I was joining the Peace Corps.  "What are you going to do?" They would ask. I would usually reply with, "I don´t know... something agricultural." "You´re just going to dig ditches." was not an uncommon response. ...you people were right.  :)  ...
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