Inside Student Blogs Erin Butler 
Quito, Fall 2010
Erin's Posts
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Wait… It’s Time to Leave Already?
Last day in Ecuador. I can’t believe the time has passed so fast and it’s already time to go back to the U.S.
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This One Time in Ecuador…
It’s only been two weeks since I’ve left Quito, but after being busy at home for 2 weeks straight catching up with friends and the excitement of the holidays, there are moments where my time in Ecuador seems a lifetime away.
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Wait… It’s Time to Leave Already?
Last day in Ecuador. I can’t believe the time has passed so fast and it’s already time to go back to the U.S.
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From Viejitos to Chiquitos
For part of my Internship and Service Learning class we got to pick an organization to work for our four months in Ecuador, working about 8 hours a week.
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New Perspectives
The IES Areas and Language Studies Program is a language immersion program, and therefore all of our classes were in Spanish. As part of the program we were given the opportunity to enroll in one of two local universities in Quito, UPS or PUCE, as well as take classes with IES.
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Chulla Quiteño
The song ‘Chulla Quiteño’ is heard all around the city of Quito during the Fiestas de Quito.
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Fiestas de Quito
The week before December 6th, the anniversary of Quito’s Independence, the whole city is in celebration.
Bullfights, Chivas, Concerts, Ecuador, Fiestas de Quito, Quito
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20 Random Things You Never Wanted to Know About Ecuador
20 Random Things You Never Wanted to Know About Ecuador
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Life on Eloy Alfaro
During my time here in Ecuador I’ve lived in an apartment with a family in Quito.
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Please Tell Me There Are More of Those Magic Drugs
While everyone in the U.S. was searching for Halloween costumes and carving pumpkins, the IES Quito program got ready for a trip to the Galapagos.
Ecuador, Galapagos, Quito, Sea lions, seasickness, turtles, volcanoes
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Gringolandía!
Although most of our weekends are spent traveling around the different and diverse parts of Ecuador, the weekends that we are here (and the occasional weekday) we like to spend nights in the Mariscal, or as the locals call it, Gringolandía.
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In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle…
We just got back from the Amazon last night and it was amazing! It was our first IES field trip, and Gladys went with us.
Amazon, Ecuador, Field Trips, Hikes, IES field trips, Quito, Travel
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How to Survive an Attempted Coup While Studying Abroad…
All she told me was that there were problems with the government, our university was closed, and I should not leave the house until further notice.
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Un Noche en La Ronda
Usually as a group we spend weekend nights in the Mariscal, or Gringolandía. But for a change of pace, last night we went to La Ronda, a little area in the historic center of Quito that we visited the first week on our tour and have been meaning to make our way back to ever since.
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Butterflies Will Land On Your Head!
We went bouncing down the river in our inner tubes that were tied together, colliding with rocks and sliding down mini waterfalls, with only our guides flying back and forth pushing off rocks and bending braches out of the way to keep us safe. It was awesome.
Butterflies, Ecuador, Mindo, Photo Blogs, Quito, Tubing, Zip lining
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First Impressions
It was a long day of traveling, about 15 hours total, but I finally made it. Immediately upon arriving I knew I was in for an experience…
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Adios y Hola
It’s more than slightly nerve-wracking thinking about what I’ve gotten myself into, as I know very close to nothing about the people I’ll be living with for the next few months, the other students going on this study abroad program, and to be perfectly honest…Ecuador as a whole.
