Week 1 of the Semester

This was the first week of the regular semester. We finished the month of intensive Spanish. I got an A in the class! I can't believe 5 weeks have already passed! The next couple of weeks will be spent studying development and globalization in general. The week wasn't very eventful, but we did take a weekend trip to a cloud forest in San Miguel de los Bancos. We just stayed for one night in a really pretty hostel away from everything else. We swam in more waterfalls and a river and I also rode a donkey. We have another day trip planned to go up a volcano that is in a town about an hour and a half south of Quito. I am also planning a trip to Peru to visit my best friend who is studying there. I decided it would be my 21st birthday present to myself :)