Celebrate Good Times

This week was a really good week. Monday when I got back from Lima I came home to 21 yellow roses from my host mom and sister for my birthday. That night I went out to dinner with my family and of course the waitresses at the restaurant sang to me.

Thursday, all of my friends came back to celebrate Thanksgiving. My school rented out a place for us all to eat together. Most of the students came with their host families and all the staff from my school came of course. Each family brought two dishes. The directors of our program talked for a little bit, we told eachother what we were thankful for, and then we ate! The food was really great. After the lunch, one of the host dads played a couple songs on the accordian :) Then we had a dj and they played South American music, so we all danced. It was so fun, definitely a memorable Thanksgiving. I was really happy that I was able to celebrate the holiday, especially with the family I've made here in Ecuador.

That night, 8 of my friends came over to eat cheescake for my birthday. They brought me champagne and a couple other things. We had our drinks, then they sang to me and I blew out my candles. We ate and then went out to dance! I had a really good night with everyone, dancing until 3 am. It was definitely a fun birthday, being able to celebrate with Melinda in Lima, my host family and then all my friends here.

This coming week is my last week of the internship! This week I also need to finish the draft of the 20 page essay I have to write about the work I've done and the things I've seen and learned. One week from today, everyone will be back from our internships and we have another week to finish up the semester. I can't believe it's almost over already!!