Monday January 6, 2014 was another busy day but I am happy today is almost over because I had to present a facilitation project to my class with two other girls that I was nervous for but am happy it is over with. I began my day by waking up at 7:00 am to get ready for the school day and have breakfast. For breakfast, I had toast with jam and hot chocolate. I walked to school quickly because I wanted to get there early to use Wi-Fi. Class began at 8:30 am and lasted until 10:00 am where we talked about the media in Ecuador, like radio, newspaper, and television. At 10:30, we took a visit to Unsion, which is the local TV station in Cuenca. I thought the visit was amazing because my dream is to work at a TV station. We got to see them tape a live show, which was the cooking section, and the producer even turned the camera to us where we were on TV too! We also toured the production area, interview area, creativity area, and talked with a couple of the anchors. It was a neat experience I was interested in. Once the toured ended, I walked home to have lunch with my family. We had chicken, rice, soup, and bananas. After lunch, I had to rush back to school in the rain to practice the presentation with my group I presented at 3:00 pm. I was nervous to present but once I was in front of the class, it was easy and fun. I think my group did a great job at presenting media within Ecuador. I am happy my group went first to get it over with! Now I am at home waiting for dinner to be served. I am tired from doing so much schoolwork so after dinner I am going to watch the news with my family, shower, and then go to bed. I want to get a great nights rest for tomorrow since I have class again at 8:30 and we are visiting a hospital in Cuenca. Today nothing very interesting happened that caught my eye; I was not called gringo or suca, which I am happy about. However, people did stare yet again. I feel safe walking home though because I pass the same police and security guards and they always say hi, good morning, afternoon, or good night. I love the city of Cuenca and I definitely want to come back one day!
