Notes of the episode
In this episode I talk with Mary Clare, a good friend from the US, about her experience living and working in Ecuador back in 2019.
If you are planning to visit Ecuador, I’m sure you will find this interview interesting.
Index:
0:10 — Guest introduction.
1:10 — Start of the interview.
1:40 — When and why Mary Clare came to Ecuador.
2:15 — How confident she was in her Spanish before coming to Ecuador.
2:50 — What Mary Clare knew about Ecuador before coming here, and what she liked about the country.
3:40 — How long she stayed in the country, and what was her favorite place.
7:40 — How was talking to native Spanish speakers in real life vs what she learned at school.
10:35 — How Mary Clare managed to communicate with local people in her job.
12:00 — What she did to improve her Spanish.
12:30 — Her opinion about Ecuadorian people.
14:25 — What she found interesting about Ecuadorian culture.
15:57 — Mary Clare’s general opinion about Ecuador.
19:15 — Her recommendations for people who want to visit Ecuador.
Places we mentioned:
4:00 — Baños de Agua Santa (and El Pailón del Diablo)
5:25 — Cotopaxi, Secret Garden Hostal
6:30 — Monañita (where she did parasailing)
6:55 — Tena (the beginning of the Amazon)
17:50 — Quilotoa (a lake in a volcano crater)
Food mentioned
16:30 — Cevichochos
