Sorry for the delay, very hectic around here right now! If you want to hear about the Amazon, skype me up, i just haven't had time to write about it. In case you didn't know, I am currently on San Cristobal island in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. The capital city of the Galapagos, Baquerizo Moreno has about 6,000 inhabitants, and boatloads of tourists. It's a small port town with a main industry of fishing and tourism. It's also the oldest settlement on the Galapagos. Blah blah blah now for the cool stuff. Our school is literally right across the street from a beach. Seriously, we have lockers for swim gear and clothes lines for wet towels. This beach also happens to be full of sea lions. A person can safely get within a few feet of them, and probably even closer. We went snorkeling at a different beach today, and they would swim right up to your mask before darting away. The only negative is they smell pretty bad. At times it's pretty foul, but overall manageable. I've also seen marine iguanas, blue footed boobies, pelicans, herons, and tons of fish. The school itself is only about 5 years old, so everything is really nice (besides the mildly lethargic internet connection).
Anyway, I'm staying with a family who owns a local tourism agency. I'm not really staying with them as much as I'm staying in a room that happens to be next to their house. I also will be eating dinner with them a few nights a week, as well as a few breakfasts. The good thing is we only live about a 5 minute walk away from the school, and 5 minutes from the main downtown. Everyone in the GAIAS program lives generally close to everything though, seeing that the town is relatively tiny. It's truly awesome here so far, and I expect to get to know this town very well in the next 3 months.
Definitely more to come. Since it's only the second day i'm still settling in, buying some necessary items, and getting the hang of new classes. I'll do my best with pictures, the internet here is far from high speed
-joe
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