Universidad Catolica de Ibarra

Or, the Catholic University of Ibarra. We went with Stuckart bright and early on Thursday morning so he could teach a class on tourism. It was pretty neat. He taught in Spanish and asked the students to respond in English. That meant that only a few people spoke, but it was good for them. The normal professor, Elizabeth Salvedraas, is beautiful and super nice. She has a very calming voice, and I wouldn´t mind taking a class with her. She speaks some English, too.
We went back on Friday evening for another class. Afterward, Elizabeth gave us a mini tour of Ibarra (in English - yay!). Stuckart teased her about being a tour guide, and she responded that it was only for me. :)
I really like her and it´s nice to have someone who can speak English. She tries really hard, and that impresses me. It´s also nice to be able to help her.
In Elizabeth´s first class, we met a student named Natali who really impressed us. She worked really hard to speak in English and respond when others wouldn´t. At the end, she approached Jason and I and asked if we could get together sometime. That took courage! We exchanged phone numbers and made plans to get together on Saturday. I´ll elaborate later w/ pics when i have time!


San Miguel (Saint Michael), the patron saint of Ibarra. This is waaaay up on a hill above the Univ., overlooking the city.

Their volleyball field. In the back in the soccer field. I´m surprised by how popular volleyball is here. It´s different than from at home, though. From the little I´ve seen, there are a lot of carries. Definitely couldn´t get away with that at home. Big Lor would be all over that...
I´m still waiting/hoping to see some games here.

The view from Andre´s office. Not bad, huh? Oh, Andres is a friend of Stuckart´s who teaches at this University. He speaks some English and is really nice. He is the one who came to Otavalo and took us out for pizza when we first arrived. That´s right, pizza. I was pumped! Haha

Campus & students (pretty much the same)

They have really pretty grounds

Haha, this made me think of Beyond...........

Nice little campus map