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Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By teresakast | Views [1867]
The traditions in Ecuador are very different than in the United States. I was lucky enough to take part in El Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve). The first night in Cuenca was December 31, and my host family included ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By danibutrum | Views [256]
Monday January 6, 2014 was another busy day but I am happy today is almost over because I had to present a facilitation project to my class with two other girls that I was nervous for but am happy it is over with. I began my day by waking up at 7:00 ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By ashleytg | Views [337]
Today was a big culture shock and culture absorption day. It all began during our drive to visit the Ingapirca ruins. We drove through and stopped in the town of the Cañari indigenous tribe. We first drove past their little stop along the side ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By jenny245 | Views [282]
Zip-lining through the Andeas Mountains was at first an intimidating activity for me since I am afraid of heights. After some persuasion, I managed to sign up for it and on the morning of January 4 th , 2014, I did my first zip-lining trail! The zip-... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By lachowiezm | Views [421]
This has been such a busy weekend! Yesterday morning we went zip lining just outside of Cuenca. There were seven different lines that we did, three being over ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By krthomas12 | Views [270]
This morning, a group of 9 of us went zip lining. We drove about a half-hour outside of Cuenca to the foothills of the city. Most of them had never been before, and everyone had an absolute ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By emilyhanneman | Views [324]
Today was an early morning. We had to be at school by 7:45 am to depart for our trip to Ingapirca to visit the Incan ruins. We left for school at 7:15 am and the town was dead. There were hardly any cars or people out and about. Sunday’s must be ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 | By danibutrum | Views [268]
On Sunday the 5 , our class toured Ingapirca Ruins that were almost two hours from Cuenca. On the way to the ruins, we stopped at a market where they were selling fruits, vegetables, meat, and trading animals at an auction like situation. It was strange ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By kaitlynhennessy | Views [690] | Comments [1]
This week, we’ve been talking a lot about identity, stereotypes, and what it really means to communicate. Phrases that I’d heard for all of my life are actively taking on new meanings as I am starting to tie real experiences to these textbook ... Read more >
Tags: family, globalization, indigenous, no hablo español, stereotypes
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By krthomas12 | Views [269]
Today was wonderful. It seems like every single day here is better than the last. We had class in the morning, and then a few friends and I went out to lunch at a modern traditional Ecuadorian ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By ashleytg | Views [315]
Today I got to do something I have dreamt about doing since I was young: zip-line! Nine of us decided to spend our free day zip-lining through the forests of Ecuador, and I was very excited! I was excited because not only did it mean I was going to be ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By katielysehuns | Views [211]
Today was our first "free day" for the trip, which basically meant we were able to spend the day however we pleased. Nine of us planned a trip to go ziplining at a place called Cuenca Canopy. I thought this would be an interesting and new experience ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By jenny245 | Views [269] | Comments [1]
We had our first class on the morning of Thursday January 2 nd. We learned about some concepts in class that can be applied to many of the activities that we have done so far. In the transactional model, constant feedback is provided to the sender and ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By kaitlynhennessy | Views [1998] | Comments [1]
After three days in Cuenca, it feels like home. Our legs have stopped aching from the 40-minute walk to school and we can almost breathe normally with the altitude. Actually, to be honest, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to breathe normally ... Read more >
Tags: cows, creepy old men, museums, tours, zip line
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 | By teresakast | Views [1097] | Comments [1]
Culture shock is a term used to describe the psychological disorientation experienced when you leave your familiar surroundings and are immersed in a foreign culture. The culture shock in Ecuador wasn’t too bad until meeting ... Read more >
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