El Panecillo
Stainglass inside the Virgin Mary (Panecillo)
The view of the city of Quito
The Basilica (a beautiful Catholic church)
Beautiful Old Town Quito
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Favorite Places in Quito
So I leave Quito in two days to go back to the states. I am definitely torn. I would love to see Titus, my family and friends, but on the other hand I am sad to leave Ecuador. It feels like home now. So since I am leaving I decide to post some pictures from one of my favorite spots in Quito, Old Town. I love the history and architecture of this area of town. I hope you enjoy these pictures... See y'all soon!
El Panecillo
Stainglass inside the Virgin Mary (Panecillo)
The view of the city of Quito
The Basilica (a beautiful Catholic church)
Beautiful Old Town Quito
El Panecillo
Stainglass inside the Virgin Mary (Panecillo)
The view of the city of Quito
The Basilica (a beautiful Catholic church)
Beautiful Old Town Quito
Goodbye Beautiful Ecuador!
So My last day to teach was last Friday. One of my kids asked me if I had a piece of scotch tape. I asked her what for and she said that she wanted to tape to the floor so I wouldn't leave and go back to the states. I told my cooperating teacher and she thought it was a great idea. She gave the girl a roll of masking tape. The kids surrounded me and dragged me to a chair where they tried to tape me to the wall. Bethany helped them out by bringing them toy chains. It was so funny! They were trying to hold me hostage.
See for yourself...
See for yourself...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Cuzco the Llama
2 weeks ago I hiked to the refuge on the mountain of Cotpaxi. This mountain is about 2 hours from Quito. It is about a 13 hour hike total. Hikers can only start hiking at 12 am and then they have to be off the mountain at 2 pm because of the danger of avalanches. We only hiked about 45 minutes, but it was extremely steep. I definitely got a work out. The mountain is covered in scree so your foot slides backward every time you step. We climbed to 15,800 feet. The view was absolutely incredible and breathtaking.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Cuy Glorious Cuy...Hmmm...Tasty
My friend and I went to dinner last night and we ate Cuy. This is an Ecuadorian delicacy, it's guinea pig. Here are some pictures from our adventure. If you look close you can see the cuy's whiskers. This is only half of the guinea pig. I ate the
butt.
butt.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
More of my life in Quito
More of beautiful Quito
I am having trouble uploading pictures on blogspot due to the internet here, but I will try again later. You can atleast read about what I have done so far. :)
Last week I went with one of my friends to Old Town Quito. This is this historic part of Quito where you can find big beautiful churches, colorful stucco buildings, and a hint of Catholic tradition. We visited the Panecillo,a giant statue of Mary which overlooks the entire city. In Ecuador they believe that there are territorial Virign Mary Spirits. The spirit in Quito has wings and is represented as the statue of Panecillo.
We also ate at a restaurant which the contestants of the Amazing Race Ecuador ate at. The place is called Pim's and it overlooks the entire city. Then we went to this beautiful Catholic church named The Basilica but we were not able to enter teh church because they were having Mass. Quito is a beautiful city.
The last two days of my Spring Break vacation I explored Quito. I took the Teleferiqo(like a ski lift except it is an enclosed glass box) up to the mountain of Pinchinca which overlooked the entire city.
This week I taught my students the letter W. They also had to take the Stanford Assessment Test and so both Kindergarten teachers provided fun activities for the students each day. In one of the classes the teacher made a theme for each day. Tuesday was bring and insect to school day, Wednesday was Pajama Day, Thursday was weather day, and the last day of the week was Wacky Friday. The studnets had a waterballoon fight at the end of the day. It was so much fun. Here are some pictures of my students.
I miss you all but I am having the time of my life here in Ecuador!
22 days til I am back in the states, 27 days til I graduate, and 48 days until I become Mrs. Fern!
I am having trouble uploading pictures on blogspot due to the internet here, but I will try again later. You can atleast read about what I have done so far. :)
Last week I went with one of my friends to Old Town Quito. This is this historic part of Quito where you can find big beautiful churches, colorful stucco buildings, and a hint of Catholic tradition. We visited the Panecillo,a giant statue of Mary which overlooks the entire city. In Ecuador they believe that there are territorial Virign Mary Spirits. The spirit in Quito has wings and is represented as the statue of Panecillo.
We also ate at a restaurant which the contestants of the Amazing Race Ecuador ate at. The place is called Pim's and it overlooks the entire city. Then we went to this beautiful Catholic church named The Basilica but we were not able to enter teh church because they were having Mass. Quito is a beautiful city.
The last two days of my Spring Break vacation I explored Quito. I took the Teleferiqo(like a ski lift except it is an enclosed glass box) up to the mountain of Pinchinca which overlooked the entire city.
This week I taught my students the letter W. They also had to take the Stanford Assessment Test and so both Kindergarten teachers provided fun activities for the students each day. In one of the classes the teacher made a theme for each day. Tuesday was bring and insect to school day, Wednesday was Pajama Day, Thursday was weather day, and the last day of the week was Wacky Friday. The studnets had a waterballoon fight at the end of the day. It was so much fun. Here are some pictures of my students.
I miss you all but I am having the time of my life here in Ecuador!
22 days til I am back in the states, 27 days til I graduate, and 48 days until I become Mrs. Fern!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Semana Santa
Wow I have done so much in the two weeks I haven't posted! Two weeks ago was Semana Santa or Holy week. We had school Monday through Wednesday and then had off until the following Tuesday. MOnday through Wednesday was teacher appreciation week. Each day the students brought us something:
Monday- cards
Tuesday- Flowers
Wednesday- Chocolate
My students were so sweet they brought me gifts too, eventhough I am not there real teacher! They were precious.
On Thursday I went with two teachers from Alliance and one other student teacher to the town of Banos. We took a bus which was an experience all in its own! It only costs a dollar per hour so we only paid $4 to travel to the jungle! This town is beautiful and known for having a volcano which produces warm springs. We visited baths which were heated by the volcano. Banos also has seven beautiful waterfalls!
Day 1 (Thursday)
The first day we took a 20 KM or 12 mile bike ride.
Christy, Sarah, and I at Pastaza Valley
After the bike ride we climbed a trail to this beautiful waterfall named the Pailon del Diablo (The Devil's Pale).
We had to crawl through this tiny tunnel to make it to the top of the waterfall.
We made it! We got really wet!
Day 2 (Friday)
On Friday we went canyoning down five waterfalls! It was amazing. There were five Americans and the rest were from Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden. They were all taking gap years between highschool and college and traveling South America. How cool!
I can't believe I did this! It was such a great adventure!
The last waterfall we slid down on our butts. It was so fun!
The whole crew
At night we went to the top of the mountain overlooking the city and saw an amazing fire show!
I promise to post more pictures from my adventures to Tena, Pinchincha y exploring Old Town Quito very soon!
Monday- cards
Tuesday- Flowers
Wednesday- Chocolate
My students were so sweet they brought me gifts too, eventhough I am not there real teacher! They were precious.
On Thursday I went with two teachers from Alliance and one other student teacher to the town of Banos. We took a bus which was an experience all in its own! It only costs a dollar per hour so we only paid $4 to travel to the jungle! This town is beautiful and known for having a volcano which produces warm springs. We visited baths which were heated by the volcano. Banos also has seven beautiful waterfalls!
Day 1 (Thursday)
The first day we took a 20 KM or 12 mile bike ride.
Christy, Sarah, and I at Pastaza Valley
After the bike ride we climbed a trail to this beautiful waterfall named the Pailon del Diablo (The Devil's Pale).
We had to crawl through this tiny tunnel to make it to the top of the waterfall.
We made it! We got really wet!
Day 2 (Friday)
On Friday we went canyoning down five waterfalls! It was amazing. There were five Americans and the rest were from Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden. They were all taking gap years between highschool and college and traveling South America. How cool!
I can't believe I did this! It was such a great adventure!
The last waterfall we slid down on our butts. It was so fun!
The whole crew
At night we went to the top of the mountain overlooking the city and saw an amazing fire show!
I promise to post more pictures from my adventures to Tena, Pinchincha y exploring Old Town Quito very soon!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mitad del Mundo
Here are my pictures from Equator. I can not believe I was standing in two hemispheres at once!
Here are pictures from the main equator- this is the one that the french discovered.
Here is the actual equator. A few years ago scientists discovered that the equator monument was in the wrong spot and it is actuall a few hundred yards away. We went to the "real" equator and they conducted all of these experiments to prove that this is the actual Equator. This museum was amazing.
Here are pictures from the main equator- this is the one that the french discovered.
Here is the actual equator. A few years ago scientists discovered that the equator monument was in the wrong spot and it is actuall a few hundred yards away. We went to the "real" equator and they conducted all of these experiments to prove that this is the actual Equator. This museum was amazing.
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