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Español: Day 1

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September 29th 2005
Recently I received a great email from my aunt Charissa. She responded to my language-barrier frustrations by pointing out that the reasons for my frustrations is that I am accustomed to communicating as an adult but am now reduced to the level of a 2 year old. (She also provided a great deal of encouragement, and seemed more confident than I in my abilities to pick up the language, which was go ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more