Holy crap. In two days, I will be getting off a plane in Quito, Ecuador and starting off my semester abroad. Although I’ve been far away from home before (See: Rwanda, India), gone for a long time (See: Camp Seneca Lake, India), and more or less on my own with no idea what to do (See: Chile, India), the next five months will be a fun challenge nonetheless. Between language barriers, a lack of anyone familiar, and adventures planned and unplanned (e.g. is Colombia safe for Americans?), I’ll be keep busy trying to make myself comfortable. Five months is a long time to be away, and I know I’ll miss you all (most) of you a lot. On the other hand, I’m hoping to pack my semester with plenty of Amazonian hikes, volcano climbing, and quaint indigenous market trips, and it will all be over too soon.
To chronicle my adventures, I’ll be updating this blog as often as I can. Hopefully this trip I’ll even have time to spell check before I post! Of course, I still expect regular communications from all of you, so I can try to one-up all the excitement in Ithaca, Boston, East Asia, Western Europe and everywhere else in the world. If you email me, I’ll be able to tell you all the stories that were too shocking for public consumption. Anyone wishing to send me anything can address mail to:
Gabriel Lewenstein
c/o IES Abroad Quito
P.O. Box 17-21-1967
Quito, Ecuador
In the meantime, I’m spending my last day in Ithaca having lunch with my grandparents, seeing friends, speaking English, and frantically searching for some maple syrup to give to Carla and Holger de Galivanes, my host parents. Happy New Year everyone, have a great next few months!
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