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Still, I can’t seem to figure out the picture posting. If Mike (Hi Mike) would be online at the same time, I could get some tech help but at the moment, by the time I try to do everything and realize that it’s not working how I want it to, I’ve already been trying for an hour and I’m sick of it. Also, bear in mind that I’m working on a 9 in laptop with windows, using a blogging site that is also not intuitive. I’ll figure it out soon, there are just better things to do than sit on my computer. At least you can see Olivia.
Pictures for real this time
So here are some pictures of my house. It’s pretty large and I like it, except that we’re on the first floor of a complex and we don’t get a ton of light. Add this to the tempurature of Quito (about 65) and it gets really cold at night. Everyone else is used to it, but my hands and feet are usually pretty chilly. As well as these pictures, there are also bathrooms, Sandy’s studio, everyone else’s bedrooms, and the awkward hallway where I sit on the computer because it gets the best wireless signal, as well as two more dogs, Max and Candy.
We did all sorts of things this weekend and I have photos, but it still takes a long time to load them and I need to figure out a more efficient way to do it (provided that there is a better way). Things are really pretty here so I want to show you all lots of pictures.
The bunny, Olivia
This is the bunny, Olivia. She doesn’t really like to be touched, but in the evenings, we close the doors to the kitchen and let her run around. She likes to go behind the stove and the refridgerator, but if she’s back there, she’ll probably eat the wires. She’s not afraid to hop onto a chair and up to the table, especially if the vegetables are on the table.
The kitchenEverything happens in the kitchen. This is where people hang out (and also where we eat).One of the dogs, LuluI only have pictures of Lulu so far. She looks like a fox, but fatter. All the dogs are friendly and cuddly and I like having them around, even though all my clothes are covered in fur.The turtle, TortugaThis is Nicole's turtle. He's a red-earred slider (like Frank) but he's super fat and not as pretty as Frank. His tank is in the living room.more paintingsThe living room is full of paintings, they're stacked everywhere. The two on the top of this picture, the blue ones, are my favorites in the whole house. They're part of a group of six that are already promised to go somewhere. Sandy's putting off painting the final one because she doesn't want them to leave the house now. I agree.The living room (and more paintings)The living room, but no one really spends any time here. In the mornings, sometimes I read on the couch because it gets good light. Tortuga's tank is to the left of this picture and I like to watch him.paintings
More paintings. They’re everywhere.
more of my room
My closet and a little of the bed.
- The rest of my room
The other half on my room.
By anna.sapak, May 29, 2009 8:00 pm
Ok, so there was meant to be more than one photo in that last post, but it takes a long time to load them, and I kept screwing it up, and I’m really tired from walking all over the city today, so you’ll just have to look at one picture of my bedroom and wait for the rest.
I have pitures to post, but not the energy to fuss with it tonight. Give me a couple days.
In other news, tomorrow we’re going to the huge huge market. This is probably where I’ll be getting gifts for people. If you want anything specific, let me know tonight, we’re leaving early in the morning.
Estoy en Ecuador!
By anna.sapak, May 28, 2009 11:26 pm
For those who don’t know, I’m studying in Ecuador for two months this summer. I’m living in Quito with a host family and attending the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, which is a private university and the first liberal arts university in Ecuador. It’s very expensive by Ecuadorian standards, but it’s similar to MSU’s prices.
My family is really great. My host mom, Sandy, is an artist, so the house is full of her paintings (which are bonita!). I have two host sisters, Lauren and Nicole. Lauren is 24 and works really long hours so I don’t see her very often. Nicole is 21 and is studying to be a veterinarian. All of them are pretty fluent in English, Sandy lived in the US for 12 years or so, and the girls were both born there, although they moved back to Quito when they were very little. We have three little dogs, a bunny, and a turtle.
At the university, I’m taking two classes, a spanish class and an Ecuadorian culture class. Both are good, so far I think I’ll learn a lot. Because of the classes I’m taking, there aren’t any Ecuadorians in the classes, but in the Spanish class, there are students from China, Holland, and Russia.
Quito is really beautiful. It’s very high in the mountains, over 9,000 feet, so the weather is in the 60s or low 70s during the days, and around 55 at night. We live “on the skirts of the volcano” like my host mom says and you can see mountains in almost every direction you look. Coming from northwest Michigan, this kind of topography is really amazing. Everyone says that the land has its own energy and that there is magic because this is the middle of the world, and I think I’m starting to believe them. I can’t wait to see more of the city and more of the country. Tomorrow I’m taking a cable car up the mountain so I’ll be able to see all of Quito. We also having trips planned to the jungle, and coast, and another part of the Andes.
I’ll post pictures once I take them (and once I figure out how to do it). In the mean time, I miss everyone, but I’m really excited to be here.
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