Note: The other person talking/asking the question is in bold (English translations are italicized). My response is the normal text and translated to English aslo. Also, si means yes and no means no :)
- Eres un estudiante de intercambio? You're an exchange student? Si, con Rotary. Yes, with Rotary.
- De cual país/de donde eres? Where are you from? Los Estados Unidos. The United States. Que parte? What part? New Hampshire. (A look of confusion). Cerca (Near) Boston. Oh Boston!
- Hablas español? Do you speak Spanish? Un poco. A little bit.
- Como te llamas? What is your name? Megan. Morgan? No. Meh-gahn. Megan.
- Cuando llegaste? When did you arrive? El sabado. Saturday.
- Te gusta Ecuador? Do you like Ecuador? Si, hasta aqui! Yes, so far so good.
- Dónde y cuándo llegaste eso? Where and when did you get this (points to my nose piercing)? Enero del este año, en Nuevo York. January of this year, in New York.
- Te gusta la comida aqui? Has probado el ceviche? Es muy rico! Do you like the food here? Have you tried the shrimp? It is delishious! Me gusta la comida, pero no he tenido el camarón todavía. I like the food, but I haven't had the shrimp yet.
- Donde vives aquí? Where do you live here? En Machala. No lejos de aqui. In Machala. Not far from here.
- Quienes son tus padres? Who are your parents? Jorge Zaldua y Lorgia Gomez. Jorge and Lorgia.
- Que es tu apellido? What is your last name? Reid. (They have no clue.) Rye-eed. Ray-it? No, r,e, i, d. Reid. Reid? Si. (I'm thinking: Yes, that's how I pronounced it. Accents.)
- Como dormiste? How did you sleep? Bien. Well.
- Que países viajaste? What countries have you visited? México, Canadá, España, y yo he visitado Ecuador anteriormente. Mexico, Canada, Spain, and I have visited Ecuador previously.
- ¿Ha visto o conoce a alguien famoso? Have you seen or do you know someone famous there (Boston)? No, las personas famosas casi todo viven en California o Nueva York. Y muchas personas conocen las famosas pero no estan amigos de ellos. No, the famous people all mostly live in California or New York. And many people know of the famous, but are not friends with them.
- Te gusta este colegio? Do you like this school? Si, hasta aqui. Yes, so far.
- Te gusta who-stin baybur? Do you like who-stin baybear? Que? What? Who-stin baybur? Oh, Justin Bieber? Si! No me gusta. No, I don't like him. Haha. Oh, y one dirreccion? What about "One Direction"? Escucho a unos de sus canciones, pero no me gusta ellos. Mis mejores amigas en los estados unidos les encantan! I listen to a few songs from them, but I don't really like them. My best friends in the U.S. love them!
Also, once the students discovered that I can sing, they started asking me to sing different American songs that are popular in Ecuador. I also helped a couple boys pronounce the lyrics to "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars so that they could sing it better, and now they are all coming to me for lyrics to a bunch of songs. It's kind of crazy, but at least they are interacting with me!
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