And I'm Off...

So this trip that I have been thinking about going on for more than a year now is finally here. I leave tomorrow morning and can't believe it is that time already. I am going to Ecuador from January 6th through March 24th and will be studying public health and Spanish. On one hand I am obviously very excited and ready to begin this adventure, especially since it has been two years since my last long trip abroad (for those of you that don't know I studied abroad in Ghana my sophomore year.) The 24 hours of travel aside I can't wait to leave and finally be in Ecuador. Yet even with all the excitement I do have a good case of the nerves primarily due to my need to finally put my Spanish skills to the test. Although I have taken Spanish for what seems like forever, I have never really had much of an opportunity to really practice speaking and since I haven't had a grammar class for a couple of years the first couple of weeks should be interesting. I will be living with a host family in Quito, the family consists of a mother and three adult children so I definitely will have plenty of opportunity to practice!. Right now this is about all I know about the family though I will definitely write more once I meet them.

I will try to keep this updated as often as possible and hopefully can get some pictures up as well. Ciao Ciao