Join Garrett F. on his Ecuadorian quest with the Quito Junior Immersion program
¡Hola! My name is Garrett and I’m from Albany, CA. I´m 17 years old and this is my first time studying abroad in another country. I am participating in the 4 week Amerispan teen program in Quito, Ecuador. I have only been in Quito for about three days yet the three days alone have been very exciting. My first impression of Quito was simply: "Wow". As I looked out the plane window flying in to the airport at ten o´clock at night, the majestic view of the vast land and mountains covered with lights amazed me. I had only seen a few pictures of Quito and the sheer size of the city was breath taking as the city dazzled amongst the dark night.
What was even better than my first view of the city was the warm greeting I received from my host, Susanna, as I quickly found out that my host was very kind and warm hearted along with her charming and helpful children. The next day, Susana showed us how to get to our school by bus telling us that we had to be careful of pickpockets on the very crowded vehicle. In the day time, the city reminded me somewhat of an urban city in the U.S. There were obvious differences: everything was in Spanish, some buildings looked a bit older and/or poorer, but it did seem like quite a populated and modern city. I arrived at the old style but beautiful building that was our school and started my day with a diagnostic Spanish test to see where my skills were at. Afterwards I was placed in a class with three other students where I began to learn vocabulary and other useful Spanish tools. Then I met the rest of the kids in the teen program along with the teen leaders for the group as we were informed about the rules and what we would be doing in the program. The upcoming schedule of activities looks really fun.
My second day at school and teen program was fun as well and I began to explore the city a bit more with my friends, learning about the prices in Quito and the culture and customs of Ecuador. I’m very excited for what lies ahead on this adventure!
Adios!
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