It's been two days on the DePauw campus, and already, enormous amounts of bonding have taken place. Today we started out with our class, in which we played games conjugating common Spanish verbs. Following such an enjoyable class, we had our free time, our precious 'tiempo libre', in which we all went our separate ways, either exercising, playing cards, or calling friends and family. Then came lunch.... Since the Hub staff must cater to such a wide array of guests (including many soccer camp adolescents), the Ecuador team has been subjected to pasta, pasta, and more pasta...cada dia! (every day). When we were all finished with
lunch, the whole group trekked over to our classroom in Julian to speak with Jennie Coy and learn about the $500 stipend we were going to receive, and after much confusing 'tax talk', we completed the necessary forms. After the meeting, our group split into 'Las Tribus' (Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru) and played many games of volleyball. Venezuela and Colombia won. Dinner followed (more pasta, what a surprise!) and we encountered a change in our schedule. Instead of group reflection time and ice cream, we all gathered in a classroom to watch "Nine Queens" (an excellent choice by Pablo) in Spanish, with English subtitles. After such a fun-filled day, we were all exhausted, but ready for the journey to continue.
--Kirsten Ysseldyke
