Hola from Ecuador! To do a blog here takes FOREVER, because the internet is slow. I am going to do one for this first time, but if you want to see all of my pictures I put them all on facebook! There are a lot :) Ecuador is great...the whole traveling experience was not the best. I have never had so many delays or had to wait in such long lines in my life! My casa here in Ecuador isn't bad! I live with 16 girls, my Cuenca parents, and the head family is here visiting with their 4 kids. It is crazy, and there is always something going on! I work a lot in the orphanages and keep busy! I was pretty homesick at first, but I am starting to get the hang of it! It is hard because of the language barrier, but hopefully I will overcome that soon! I know enough words right now to get by, I just can't communicate like a normal person! There are a lot of hand gestures, thats for sure! I have about 10 weeks left...my first week is already done! This is me and my parents before I left on my way to Ecuador! The other picture is supposed to be of me and Tyler...but seriously it is hard to get the right picture because its all in Spanish! I don't even know the word for delete...so it is staying! The picture is of the sign that went on our doll...the Ecuador people burn a doll when it is New Years to burn old bad things that happened to them! We burned our ex's...and we wrote down bad habits we have and burned those too. It was an exciting night! I have never seen so many fireworks in my life! We were not allowed to go out on the town because it wasn't safe at all! But family and friends, I love you all and I am doing ok! It is scary and different than the US. I am happy to be here to help these children. I love working with the special kids...there are almost 20 that we are working with, and than the casas kids, cunas babies, OSSO babies, HML girls and ladies...and than a couple other orphanages that I have not been to. I will be putting my pictures on facebook from now on...so be ready!! :) Love you all!