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 received more details about my host family and my program site.

My host family is interesting and while I don’t have more than names, number of people living in the house and approximate ages, the little piece of the puzzle I got today makes me even more excited to go. I am staying at the home of the Najas family. My host mom is named Susana and her childrens’ names are Lilian, Susana and Ernesto, who are grown up. The family also has two Ecuadorian students living with them. I really can’t wait to meet them in two weeks!

My program site is at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) and I will be working Monday through Friday while I’m in Quito. Looking at Google Maps, PUCE isn’t very far from my host family’s street (probably about 1-2 miles), so I hope transport to the site doesn’t take very long each day! In Quito, public transport is easily accessible so taking a taxi or the bus to the site will be easier and probably safer than walking, not only because I won’t know where I’m going but I have no idea what to expect on the sidewalks in my neighborhood!

Well, I shall let you all go now. If you have any suggestions for what to see in Quito or experience, leave a comment! I really appreciate the ones I’ve gotten so far! Bye all!