Eva A. (Austria)

I was taking part in an agriculture Project in Las Tolas, that is near by Mindo and about 2 hours away from Quito in the mountains (the area their is amazing, green, hilly and really beautiful). I lived in a Ecuadorian family, with one of the loveliest persons I have ever met. At first my Spanish was quite terrible and it was difficult to communicate, but the people, although they could not speak any english, helped me to learn the language and after two weeks I was speaking with them quite fluent and sharing all my experience with them, discussing about social problems and cultural differences. My main activities during the time were picking coffee; taking care of animals; planting trees and vegetables; building fish ponds and some more. I have learned in that month so much about the country, agriculture and the kind of living, how I could never experience just by travelling. I am so thankful that I could spend the month there and could get to know all that kind of people there.