Feliz Navidad from Guayaguil, Ecuador
Guayaquil Happy Holidays to all. It has been almost two months since I posted and I regret that it has been so long. As to why - a quick summary of all the things that are relatively uninteresting – I have been very sick ( just my chronic stomach issues-nothing exotic like an Ecuadorian parasite ), and it took all the energy I had to do the teaching and preparation. Also, I have moved to a new house and that took some time and energy. There were a lot of other time hogs during this time – but some of them are actually interesting/funny and I will go into these misadventures in more detail in a later post. I finished my first cycle of teaching ( I will do a total of four 8-week cycles) on Dec. 22. My general schedule for this cycle was Spanish lessons three times a week from 1-3 followed by teaching from 4-8. Not only did I finish this routine on Dec. 22 , but this is also the day I moved to a new host family. On Dec. 24 I flew to Guayaquil. Guayaquil is a coastal city