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Here is a picture of 19 year old Andreann, from Quebec City, Canada.
She was another student studying Spanish at the Instituto Superior and
staying with the host family.
We practiced our Spanish with each other and she practiced her English with me.
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This is Marianita's grandson, Daniel
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This is Mirna, she is the hired help for the household.
This afternoon we were all learning french from Andreann.
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This little cutie is Michaela, another one of Marianita's grandchildren.
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This is the apartment I stayed in for the week I lived in Quito
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I just had to take a picture of the tiny bathroom that
Andreann and I shared. There was about 2 square feet to stand on.
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Here is my bedroom in Quito. I slept on the bed near the window.
Note the see through curtains. It was a lot of fun changing clothes!
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Another view of the room. I watched "Gran Hermano" on the tiny b&w tv.
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The view out my window.
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The same view, only at sunset.
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The Instituto Superior de Espaņol classroom that I spent
5 hours a day learning spanish.
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The patio area that I spent our "pauses". It was usually nice and sunny.
I talked to the other students and teachers while eating bread and drinking
water.
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My teacher Mireya (left), and another teacher, who happens to be her cousin, Paola.
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This is what you see when you step out of the school and look to the right.
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This is what you see when you step out of the school and look to the left.
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Across the street looking at the school. The yellow sign is the school.
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Andreann and I during our pause.
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On our last day, Mireya and I played scrabble (en espaņol) with
Paola and Andreann. I don't remember who won though.
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Teacher and student - tough scrabble competitors!
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Other students in the school. I can't remember the girl on the left, the
girl on the right is Aisha, from Scotland.
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The guys who run the school - Geovanni on the left, and Mateo on the right.
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This couple quit their jobs in Switzerland, rented out their place, and is
travelling around South America for 6 months!
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The main common area of the school.
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This is the one of the main drags of Quito, Rio Amazonas. There are
lots of commercial buildings mixed with tons of tourist shops. I walked
on this street everyday to get to the Mariscal area, aka Gringo-landia.
It was so fun walking on this street because there was so much to look at!
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The internet cafe that I sent many a emails from. I came here every day
I was in Quito. Very comfortable and a very fast connection. It was .80/hour!
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Since I was there everyday, I befriended the girls that worked there. This
is Evelyn, she helped me a lot with my Spanish and telling me where to go,
what parts are safe, etc. She is the main reason I have pictures of Quito
(Other people have told me that it's too dangerous to carry a camera)!
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Evelyn and I posing for the camera.
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The outside of La Sala. When I left Quito, they were shut down for a
few days to renovate it, so it doesn't look like this anymore!
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This is the Posada del Maple, the hostal that I stayed at during the
end of my trip. It's a very nice hostal and I liked the area that
it was in, close to everything! Many americans stay here.
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The street that the Posada del Maple is on.
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More scenes of Quito, off Rio Amazonas avenue.
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More scenes of Quito, off Rio Amazonas avenue.
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I walked all around "new Quito" and came across this old church.
I don't know the name of it, but it was so pretty!
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Quito is surrounded by all these high hills. I think that's what makes
it so picturesque.
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I passed by this University everyday on my way to and from school.
It is the only public University in Quito (I think that's what someone told me).
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Another view of the University.
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A view of the street below.
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One of the streets that I walked on to get to and from school.
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The street that the apartment is on.
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This is the apartment complex - Pichincha (on the right of the
dental clinic that never seemed to be open).
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On the same street, looking towards University Avenue.
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Marianita with her son (I can't remember what his name is) and his
daughter Michaela.
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Michaela, Marianita, me, Mirna.
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Marianita and Michaela.
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Teresa and me.
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