ECUADOR | Friday, 10 Jan 2014 | Views [227]
I've been learning information about intercultural communication for two weeks now and have come to understand the Ecuadorian culture pretty well. I have experienced these things through my host family as well as trips to certain parts of Cuenca. These ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 8 Jan 2014 | Views [223]
Being a Native American, I have grown up with the advantage of having health insurance that covers pretty much everything. Is healthcare a right or a privilege? This question arose in class and I was interested in what other people who may or may not ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Monday, 6 Jan 2014 | Views [225]
January 6
If there is one thing I have noticed myself doing a lot on this trip, it is comparing the U.S. to Ecuador. When I go out to eat in a restaurant, the quality of food, peoples' habits, their clothing quality. At first I thought of myself ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Saturday, 4 Jan 2014 | Views [193]
Today was our first "free day" for the trip, which basically meant we were able to spend the day however we pleased. Nine of us planned a trip to go ziplining at a place called Cuenca Canopy. I thought this would be an interesting and new experience ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Saturday, 4 Jan 2014 | Views [185]
With the week coming to an end, I have certainly learned a lot about intercultural communication and how it has effected identity. Identity with intercultural communication involves interactions, perceived stereotypes, and experiences. While participating ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Friday, 3 Jan 2014 | Views [259]
Today we went to Museo Remigio Crespo Toral, which was an art museum where I learned about various aspects of Ecuadorian culture. This particular museum mostly consisted of paintings that were old and others semi recent. For about an hour, we walked ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Thursday, 2 Jan 2014 | Views [327]
Visiting the Museo de Culturas Aborignenes today really gave me the opportunity to learn about the main indigenous groups in Ecuador. This beautiful museum was full of artifacts and displays of all the different peoples in Ecuador that are from other ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 1 Jan 2014 | Views [231]
When I woke up this morning, my painful feelings of culture shock and being homesick had eased a lot. I was excited to begin my process in getting to know my host family and getting a better glimpse of their personalities and lifestyles. Today was also ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 1 Jan 2014 | Views [236] | Comments [1]
Today mostly consisted of a 6 hour bus ride from Otavalo to Cuenca where I slept most of the time as we passed through steep mountains and curvy roads. It wasn't until we got to CEDEI center, the school at which I will be attending, that I became really ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Saturday, 28 Dec 2013 | Views [198] | Comments [1]
Getting to Ecuador I am mostly nervous about communicating. Since the class is an intercultural communications class, I know that I will progressively become better at my knowledge of symbols, accent, and communication abilities overall. Walking in the ... Read more >
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USA | Monday, 23 Dec 2013 | Views [285]
1. Culture is what makes all of us who we are. It is all of the values, beliefs, and morals that we learned through deep culture and our families. Generations upon generations have had culture, in which made them unique to other cultures. We all have ... Read more >
