Cuando aprendí por primera vez que los días escolares terminan tan pronto, estaba preocupada por el tiempo que tienen en las tardes. Pero en Zamora, muchos jóvenes asisten a cursos o van a entrenar en las tardes. Es muy normal ver chicos pequeños en el bus con sus amigos o que van solos a cursos o regresar a casa. Creo que es una buena señal de la seguridad y tranquilidad de Zamora.
Espero que esto haya respondido a sus preguntas sobre la vida de los estudiantes ecuatorianos. Ahora, para terminar voy a reflexionar un poco sobre mi servicio...en ingles :)
I joined the Peace Corps to challenge myself by working and living in a completely new culture. I am certainly accomplishing these goals. The Peace Corps likes to call the volunteer job “the toughest job you’ll ever love”. I think that’s a pretty accurate description. I never really know what the day will hold or how I will feel at the end of the day. But I kind of love that.
When I applied I didn’t think I was going to be coming to Ecuador; in fact, my bags were very close to packed to go to a completely different country when everything changed. When I reflect back on the time immediately after this change, sadly sitting in my parents house in Saint Paul, Minnesota, I feel very grateful to have ended up in Ecuador. My life here is full of exciting adventures and opportunities. I’m not sure where I stand on belief in fate or other things like that, but I do feel like everything worked out exactly as it was supposed to.
The Peace Corps volunteer service period is 27 months. This means two full years of living at your site plus three months of training when you first arrive.
