After a week of learning Spanish, I decided to take the plunge and live with an Ecuadorian Family. So after my Monday morning class, I was picked up after school by my "new sister", as my teacher called her. So, introducing my family: 1. Gisella, 28 years old and the head of the household. She is married, and her husband is a lawyer currently working in Cuba. Drives a bright green VW Beetle, which I have christened "El Diablo Verde" (the green devil) 2. Stefania, 21 years old, her younger sister. Great salsa dancer! 3. Samantha and little Gisella, aged 4 and 5. Gisella's daughters 4. Fernanda, 20, the family maid, nanny and cook Right from the start they all made me feel very welcome, and treated me as part of the family. In fact, I
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