By Alisen C.

Published April 11, 2024

Before coming to Ecuador, I had merely one elementary Spanish course under my belt with little to no experience speaking or hearing the language being spoken by native speakers. I’ve always had an interest in learning Spanish but kept pushing it off into the future since I didn’t have time to prioritize it. When I…

By Alisen C.

Published Feb. 22, 2024

Public transportation has been quite interesting for me in and around Quito. Before arriving here, I had little knowledge on how to get around, but I quickly learned. When classes started I began taking the public buses to and from my university. For the first couple of days my host mom accompanied me to make…

By Alisen C.

Published Feb. 1, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pRyMLu The view of Quito during lunch at our first orientation. Even after months of research to prepare for my semester abroad in Ecuador I knew there were going to be many surprises. I had never left the United States before this trip and understood that there were only so many ways I could ready…