My Semester so far!

Ahhh... I love Ecuador so far! My family is awesome... My brother Esteban, 24 is a really nice guy. My mother, Susi, is very funny and helpful and likes to dance a lot. And my grandma is 90 years old! But she is super cute and very active!
My house is pretty amazing. All the floors are wood and on the first floor there is a dining room, living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms and Esteban´s room and a balcony. On the second floor are 3 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms, including mine. They have a lot of cool paintings in their house, hot water (thank God!) and internet! Yay!
My university is definitely not what I expected... it´s very much like Laguna beach... Marble floors, spiral staircases, fountains, a pagoda for yoga, and a lot of very wealthy snobby ecuatorian kids. But it´s the best university in Ecuador and there are plenty of friendly people!
I like my classes so far too! I´m taking:
1. Ecology and Conservation in the Galapagos (we take a ten day trip to the galapagos at the end of the semester)
2. Rural Sociology
3. Social problems in Ecuador
4. The boom in Latinoamerica (literature class)
5. Contemporary Art and Communications (looks really cool, we get to watch a bunch of great films, i.e. high fidelity)
All of my classses are in spanish and I haven´t had a hard time comprehending anything.. so it´s great!
I did break out in an allergic reaction to something yesterday morning, so I have bumps all over my body, but I went to the doctor and I´m taking benadryl for it, so hopefully it will go away soon.
Last night I went out to La Mariscal... it´s where all the bars are. The locals call it ¨Gringolandia¨which is like foreign-white people land. All the foreigners go to the bars there. It is a really cool area. I went with 3 Ecuatorian guys and 2 other american girls to a discotech called Movida. It was fun. They listen to a lot of American music, but there is also a large range of Spanish music... pop, reggaton, etc.
So, I love it here.. i will put up pictures soon! I miss all of you at home though!!