Hi everyone! I’ve got even more news about my internship and my host family today. I’m so very excited to be going! I had been wondering for a while who I would be living with, where in Quito they lived and where my program site would be at in the city. Today, though, I finally [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Preparing for Going Abroad'
All in the Family!
May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
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Money Belt and Other Things
May 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Hi again! It’s been quite a while since I wrote last, but I’ll try to be more consistent!
From around the time I knew where I was going for my internship, I looked online for money belts. Most of them looked nice enough but I wanted to see one in person before buying it online. So [...]
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Getting Ready
May 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
As finals week comes to a close, I’ve been thinking more about how I have been preparing to go to Quito and what I would suggest other people do if they’d like to go abroad, too. I can’t believe I’ll be there in a little over 3 weeks! Below are some of the ways I’ve [...]
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Beginning the Journey
May 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments
Hello everyone! I am very excited to begin this journey to Ecuador! I’m honored to be sharing my experience with all of you as I travel and work for a month in Quito. I will leave June 4th and return July 5th.
For now, though, it is the first day of May and nearly the end of [...]
Through the Association of International Development and Exchange (AIDE), Megan will live with a host family for a month in Quito and work with lawyers and other officials to set up cases against domestic abuse and bring awareness of the issue to women in Quito.
