I was in Ecuador for only about 9 days, but it was great! I loved the people! and I loved the culture! I would have loved it even more if I was able to communicate since I don't speak Spanish- biggest regret of high school!
We traveled for 2 days to get to Ecuador, and arrived at night. It was the first time I had ever been out of the country, and I loved it. Even at night, I was so impressed! It was beautiful!!
We traveled to Cuenca after landing in Quito and got to our "home" for the next week or so.
While I was there I:
- Ziplined through a jungle/forest.
- Ate guinea pig
- went to a Cathedral
- Performed "The Three Little Pigs" in Spanish. Keep in mind that I only speak English
- Fell in love with the culture.
- Somewhat started learning Spanish
- Bought Ecuadorian lottery tickets
It was the best time you could imagine.
I still find myself wishing I was back in the wonderful city or back with the culture of helping people even if you can't solve every problem. The culture was such a loving, caring atmosphere, yet it felt as though no one wanted to be a bother for anyone else.
They had such pride in their cities and each other. It was definitely a change from the United States, where if there's a candy wrapper laying on the road, people ignore it. In Ecuador they had cleaning crews hired to maintain the cities and if there was trash laying around, regular people would pick it up while they walked to the store or restaurant they were headed to. They had such a sense of pride and accomplishment.
I will always say I left a part of me in Ecuador, and I need to go back to Ecuador.
I still find myself wishing I was back in the wonderful city or back with the culture of helping people even if you can't solve every problem. The culture was such a loving, caring atmosphere, yet it felt as though no one wanted to be a bother for anyone else.
They had such pride in their cities and each other. It was definitely a change from the United States, where if there's a candy wrapper laying on the road, people ignore it. In Ecuador they had cleaning crews hired to maintain the cities and if there was trash laying around, regular people would pick it up while they walked to the store or restaurant they were headed to. They had such a sense of pride and accomplishment.
I will always say I left a part of me in Ecuador, and I need to go back to Ecuador.
