Hola chicas y chicos, all is well here in Ecuador. 6 lessons of Spanish a day are definitely doing my head in and although Senor Fernando is ever so nice, he does go on about irregular verbs in the imperfect tense - not much use for me who still struggles to string together a sentence (ie main clause, SVO structure!). I find the conversations with the locals are a lot more useful and they don't correct me all the time either!! (I have started reviewing my own teaching approach, no doubt!!) The family is really nice and I am able to say a lot more to them. We eat together at lunchtime in their restaurant and they are very helpful with everything. I think I have spotted a food pattern: la sopa, rice, potatoes, lentils,
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