Author's Note

Hi everyone,

As part of my goals for the New Year, I am trying to become even more involved in the Ecuadorian culture by thinking in Spanish all the time, speaking in Spanish all the time, and pretty much getting off my computer because that's not good. I am even going to try and cut back on listening to my favorite music (because it's in English) and talking to my family over Skype and Email. The less opportunities I give myself to utilize English, the more I can focus on taking my Spanish to the next level. As of now, I know enough Spanish to live day to day here in Ecuador. But my progress has plateaued and I really want to get to the point of more in-depth conversations and even greater understanding instead of playing fill in the blanks when I am listening to stories.

So, that being said, I will not be posting any more "Highlights of the week". I think now that my life here has become more normal, updating on every week would get redundant. Fear not, because I will still post about new and exciting things like when I switch host families, new opportunities that arrise, any new food, progress I have made with spanish, perhaps random little side posts, any important holidays or celebrations, and the rest of my trips. Basically, you will be getting plenty more posts, but maybe more like 1 or 2 posts each month. I hope you all understand. Thank you for reading so far, and I hope you continue to look out for my posts in the future. Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo!!!