Just Life

Just a couple of things we've been doing lately...

1. We both have pretty full class schedules. One of my classes might be canceled and Ryan needs one more but we still work a lot. Every day we're up at 5:30 for class at 7. Then about 3-4 nights a week we have class till 7pm. They're long days but it's nice to be able to work, come home, work, play tennis, work, eat dinner, etc.

2. We're taking Spanish classes everyday now. 1 hour/day. Tuesday and Friday at inlingua and Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday with Jhon. Jhon is our boss at inlingua, Danni's, fiance. He's studying to be a Spanish teacher. Classes at inlingua focus on grammar and move really slow. Classes with Jhon focus on conversation and move really quickly.

3. We've been playing tennis. We finally figured out how the courts work. There are about 10 courts in the parque by our house, La Carolina. You have to reserve a court before you just hop on it. It's fun and we're thinking about taking lessons.

4. We're cooking... A LOT. Almost everynight we cook a big meal and then have it for lunch the next few days. It's fun and we're enjoying it. The only problem is by the time we're done just about every dish in the kitchen is dirty and I hate doing dishes. But, I'm learning to like it.

5. I'm looking for someplace to volunteer. Maybe an orphanage or a day care. I'd like to be around kids but I'm not sure I could handle an orphanage. I think I'd want to take all of the babies home with me. And, well, we can't afford that. So I'm still looking. The problem is there aren't many things on the internet that are actually local in Quito. Most places that have a website are international companies. So when I google "orphanages in quito" or "volunteer in quito" there are all of these websites for gap years where you have to pay to volunteer. I'm going to ask Jhon about it tomorrow in spanish class.

That's all. Just wanted to give everyone a little update. Tonight we're going for sushi with Maria Jose and Casey. We're really excited! Then this weekend, on Friday we're going out for a drink or two with some of the other teachers. Saturday, I think we're going to Peguche waterfalls with another teacher and her Quiteno boyfriend. And Sunday we might go to the Leagua soccer game (supposedly it'll be a good one).

We'll it's my turn to do the dishes today.

MULUB,
Taylor