May 22-June 2

This is mi familia in Ecuador. The young woman second from the right had just arrived so most of the week it was we three students and the two sisters. Living in the house were also two more sisters, some nephews, a granddaughter or two – I was never completely clear but it was a fine home-stay.

The two sisters pictured here were wonderfully chatty always in Spanish so our listening skills certainly improved. We students tried to use Spanish as much as possible although there were times my frustration level peeked and just quickly had my say in English.

The young woman on the left is a French speaker from Quebec and the fellow on the right is multi-multi-lingual speaker from the Netherlands. They both spoke perfect English.