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posted by FrancescaE
locations in Ecuador
January 31, 2011
¡Buenas noches! Nothing too exciting happened today, hence the interesting title of this post that I thought I would briefly discuss.  So, I'll be walking across one of the many courtyards at school, or eating at the delicious empanada pla...
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posted by FrancescaE
locations in Ecuador
January 30, 2011
Buenos dias! This Friday and Saturday, we took day trips to two different places where we could see páramo, also known as alpine tundra. Friday: Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca There are a couple of different levels of páramo, and the ...
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posted by FrancescaE
location: Quito, Ecuador
January 19, 2011
Hey everyone, So there's really not too much to be said for the last couple of days - just going to class and eating lots of rice (personally, I love rice so it's okay)!  Yesterday, I went to a "peluqería" (hair salon) with four other gir...
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posted by FrancescaE
locations in Ecuador
January 17, 2011
Hola, ¡buenas tardes a todos!  Sorry for the delay in blog updating - yesterday I was just not feeling any desire to write!  Whew, so I've got a lot of stuff to get down!  Also pictures, but I haven't put them on Facebook yet. &nbs...
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posted by FrancescaE
location: Quito, Ecuador
January 14, 2011
¡Hola mis amigos, padres, y otros parientes (relatives)! Well I'm sure you all anticipated that I would be moving into my new family's house today - but alas, this is not the case.  I should have known that it would be a mess, what with th...
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