Hey! My Name is Aurora Graze. I am going into my second year here at Augie, and I am an international business major. Im going to Ecuador this summer to study Spanish, and while I’m down there I plan on having lots of fun adventures! There are so many things I’m looking forward to, like standing in the Northern and Southern hemispheres on the same time, and shopping, lots and lots of shopping, and of course experiencing the culture as well. Anyway, I can’t wait to get started and share my travel stories. Lets go!
Gualaceo, Chordeleg, and cooking class!
Last Sunday, the day after our canyoning adventures, the whole group took a trip to Chordeleg, the capital of the Azuay province of Ecuador, and Gualaceo to go shopping! Chordeleg is known for their artesenias, especially for their silver. First we stopped at a house where they make the jewelry. It was really fun trying [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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New adventures!
Hey guys! I have had a very exciting couple of weeks! Since my last blog I have gone to the jungle, broke my computer, seen a festival at a local church, learned about superstitions and had the best pizza in the whole world. Oh! And I went canyoning too! We the for La Selva at [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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The Best and Worst of Ecuador …
So I have had quite an interesting weekend … I ended up not going to the party because it was changed to a different day and I’ll be in the jungle when it happens so no party for me. Oh well, I’m not heart-broken, I would have been the only gringa there anyways. Instead, I [...]
Posted on July 5th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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Cooking, Dancing, Playing, my three favorite things …
Hola! I am currently nomming on a granny smith apple from Chile! Too bad it isn’t the local stuff. There has been so much that has happened and I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to blogging about it. First on the very long list I’ve compiled, Cooking class. It was during lunch one day in [...]
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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A weekend of traditions!
It’s official. I’m sick. I have a terrible cough and I can’t stop sneezing. I don’t know what it is because I’m sure it’s not from food but it needs to go. I have things to do. Last weekend, the group traveled to Ingapirca and the Incan ruins were sooo beautiful! It was a very [...]
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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La gente …
Hola! Wow it’s been a while since I’ve blogged! Where to begin … Every day here is a new adventure. There are always new things to discover in Cuenca. The markets are by far my favorite I can’t help myself, I love shopping. I convinced my teachers to take me on field trips last week [...]
Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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A day in the life …
Hello again! Today is my second day of classes and I finally got my schedule down. I’m only taking two classes: language and grammar. Yesterday, my friend Anna and I were walking home from school and we got so lost! It took us about and hour to get home when usually it’s only a 20 [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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So much has happened!!!
Hey everyone! I have arrived safely in Ecuador and it has been an absolute blast! I love it here! And though I miss everyone, I’m not homesick … yet. I haven’t met my host family yet but I get to tomorrow evening. On Thursday we went to la Mitad del Mundo! It was so cool! [...]
Posted on June 5th, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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Arrival
Hi everyone! I just got settled in my hotel here in Quito, Ecuador. The internet here is not that great but that’s not important. What’s really important is that I didn’t die on the plane or get lost or have to deal with missing luggage. I’m very fortunate for that. Tonight we went to a [...]
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Aurora Graze
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