Hasta luego, teaching!

The teaching portion of my Ecuador experience is over! Tomorrow is the final exam and Monday is the final oral exam. I must admit it is a huge relief. I've been told that I'm a great teacher, but regardless of this praise (which is lovely), it was still something that felt outside of my comfort zone. That said, will I miss teaching? Probably. Or more aptly, I will miss having a job and a routine.

In my last post, I mentioned the possibility of changing my flight. However, that probably won't happen. I just spoke with my travel agent today and my only options are to change my flight to July 29th or August 22nd, both with a $400 fee and neither date really appeals to me. One is too soon and the other is only 2 days before my actual date. So... it looks like I'll be traveling and looking for things to do for an entire month. As most of my friends are leaving, this will either be very difficult or very rewarding. I'm hoping for the latter, obviously.

Other developments include having a new housemate. I don't know her name but she's itty bitty, hairy, and really cute. I just call her kitty or gatita or linda. (No, not Linda like my mother's name.) She's a kitten, in case you were still confused...

Well, that's all for now! I'm currently doing laundry and looking forward to a full weekend of despedidas (or good-bye parties). I miss you all and am looking forward to a beauteous return home in a month.

Chao!