And today in this video, I will be talking about my study abroad experience in Ecuador.

而今天這段視頻中，我將講述我在厄瓜多爾的留學經歷。

Ecuador is in South America, and lots of people forget about it because it's right in the corner there by Colombia and Brazil and Venezuela.

厄瓜多爾在南美洲，很多人都忘記了它，因為它就在哥倫比亞和巴西、委內瑞拉那裡的角落裡。

So but it's there, and it's a wonderful place to go.

所以，但它在那裡，它是一個美妙的地方去。

I studied Spanish there and also had a great time experiencing the Spanish culture.

我在那裡學習西班牙語，也很開心地體驗了西班牙文化。

Um, my favorite thing about Ecuador was probably my host family.

嗯，我最喜歡厄瓜多爾的事情可能是我的寄宿家庭。

It was a big family, and they're all warm and welcoming.

這是一個大家庭，他們都很熱情。

And the family structure was similar to Korean families and that they're all very close.

而且家庭結構和韓國家庭類似，他們都很親密。

And maybe the sons and daughters will live with their parents until they get married and they don't move away very often.

而且可能兒女們在結婚前都會和父母一起生活，他們不會經常搬走。

They all stay together, Um, usually in the same neighborhood, actually.

他們都呆在一起，嗯，通常在同一個社區，其實。

So that was a wonderful part of, um, my Ecuador adventure.

所以這是我在厄瓜多爾探險的一個精彩部分。

But also I love the food.

但我也很喜歡這些食物。

The food was so good, I would wake up in the morning and there would be a big bowl of granola and yogurt and tons of fresh fruit and vegetables.

伙食很好，我早上醒來，會有一大碗燕麥片和酸奶，還有大量的新鮮水果和蔬菜。

And I had all the energy I needed for the day and then I would go about my day and come back for lunch.

我就有了一天所需的能量，然後我就會去忙我的一天，回來吃午飯。

And lunch was actually a really big experience, Um, in Ecuador for me because we had a special time called a siesta.

午餐其實是一個非常大的經驗，嗯，在厄瓜多爾對我來說，因為我們有一個特殊的時間稱為午休。

And during the siesta, everyone would come home, aunt, have a huge lunch and maybe take a nap.

而在午休的時候，大家都會回家，姑姑，吃一頓大餐，也許還能睡個午覺。

And then everyone need either go back to work or they would go back to school and dinner.

然後大家需要要麼回去工作，要麼就回學校吃飯。

It was actually a very small event in comparison toe lunch, and it was usually just bread or coffee.

與午餐相比，這其實是一個很小的活動，通常只有麵包或咖啡。

So the food was great.

所以，食物是偉大的。

Siesta nap in the middle of the day.

中午睡了個午覺。

Who doesn't like naps in the middle of the day?

誰不喜歡大白天睡午覺？

Uh, the other great thing about Ecuador, um, was the vacation spot.

呃，厄瓜多爾的另一件大事，嗯，是度假地點。

So Koreans have Jeju Island and Ecuadorians have, uh the Galapagos Islands and the Galapagos Islands are beautiful and tropical, and they're especially known for their exotic animals, like flamingos and beautiful birds.

所以韓國人有濟州島，厄瓜多爾人有，呃，加拉帕戈斯群島，加拉帕戈斯群島是美麗的熱帶地區，他們特別以奇異的動物聞名，比如火烈鳥和美麗的鳥類。

Um, so they had beautiful beaches and turtle turtle the size of a small car.

嗯，所以他們有美麗的海灘和小汽車大小的烏龜。

They were so big.

他們是如此之大。

So I was lucky enough to be able to experience Ecuador and go to the Galapagos Islands and have a wonderful host family.

所以我很幸運，能夠體驗厄瓜多爾，去加拉帕戈斯群島，並且有一個很好的寄宿家庭。

So that was my trip to Ecuador.

這就是我的厄瓜多爾之行。

And I'll see you next time.

下次見。