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By Bradley Rehak – Guest Blogger studying in Quito, Ecuador In the States it is common for grade-school kids to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, whether there is any feeling or substance attached to it or not. I remember there being very little. The practice is immediately abandoned during high school, along with… Read more »

By Kent Truckor – Guest blogger studying in Valencia, Spain Today is Friday and the completion of my fifth week of classes. I feel that I have gained leaps and bounds from where I was when I came here. Last night I met my friend Mario's roommates Jose and Suzanna. They are both from Spain,… Read more »

By Bradley Rehak – Guest Blogger studying in Quito, Ecuador Animals have a much larger role here in Ecuador, especially in the cities, than they do in the States (their primary role in the States being to taste delicious and go well with steak and other forms of sauce). In Quito, for example, goats ride… Read more »

By Kent Truckor – Guest blogger studying in Valencia, Spain Today I started my fifth week of classes. Looking at how things are going now I am glad I signed up for a longer duration in comparison to a month or two stay. Many of the students at the school come for 2 orthree weeks… Read more »

By Bradley Rehak – Guest Blogger studying in Quito, Ecuador As in most countries in South America (all of them, to my knowledge), the celebration of the last week before lent is huge in Ecuador. The beaches, of course, are a popular place to celebrate due to the almost always-warm weather; of course (let's be… Read more »

By Kent Truckor – Guest blogger studying in Valencia, Spain I have just concluded my fourth week of classes and 1/5 of my education here in Valencia Spain. I feel that I am learning more and more, or at least more and more is being thrown at me. Therefore, I figure if I can grasp… Read more »

By Bradley Rehak – Guest blogger studying in Quito, Ecuador The sun, in Ecuador, is very bright and powerful. This is also true of Quito. As unsurprising as this might be for some, the actuality of living here and the weather conditions relating to it are rather interesting. To begin, Quito is situated at 2,800… Read more »

By Bradley Rehak – Guest blogger studying in Quito, Ecuador It should come as no surprise, given the location as being outside the United States and Canada, that football—hereafter referred to as soccer—is incredibly popular in Ecuador. What defines incredibly popular? I don't have any statistics, so I will rely on a few examples. Every… Read more »

By Kent Truckor – Guest blogger studying in Valencia, Spain Just finished classes and reviewed the differences between Ser and Estar, so many words in Spanish and so little time! Yesterday we had off class for a holiday so I took to the city to explore more. I found that I can get just about… Read more »

By Kent Truckor- Guest blogger studying in Valencia, Spain Today I begin the fourth week at the school. I feel as if I have begun to settle in at my house and the school. I was received very warmly but it takes some time to adjust to new surroundings, or at least it does for… Read more »