"Sometimes I feel like I speak my own language. A language that no one understands. If I'm being pulled under how can I reach out? I feel so close yet I'm so far away. I can't remember what it feels like to not be misunderstood."
This year will be filled with beautiful people and beautiful memories. I have yet to come across an unfriendly Ecuadorian. Everyone here is so warm and welcoming. It somewhat fills the empty void I have for my family.
I met my counselor today. He was really nice and made sure everything was going well. We talked about the trips I'll be going on this year. I'm so excited for the Galapagos trip. I've heard so many amazing stories and can't wait to come back and have stories of my own. Additionally I had my first Rotary meeting tonight. I had to get up in front of everyone and talk about myself in Spanish. What a nightmare that was. I sounded like a robot, I swear they don't teach you anything in school.
My host family is super nice. The family consists of a mom, dad, two sons, and two daughters. I am the only one living in the house though. The house they live in is sosososo beautiful. The grandfathers house is in the country, it's about 30 minutes away from Loja. The house has so much personality. It's stunning. I've been there twice, and each time i've visited i've had wonderful home cooked meals. The whole family (about 15 of us) sit down all together at the table for about an hour and just talk about life before we eat (I mostly listen, considering I apparently know diddly squat in Spanish). At his house they produce sugar cane for alcohol, I got to see how it's produced and it's pretty interesting.
There are a lot of street dogs here. I wish I could just take them all home too cuddle with me. It makes me miss my dog even more.
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