First week of Spanish class complete

Well....
I just finished my first week of Spanish class last night and everything is going well. I understand quite a bit of what my house mates say and I can basically communicate my ideas. I´m sure I sound like a caveman because I don´t know how to turn all the verbs into the correct tense....but I can get my point across.

Like I said before, the food is incredibly cheap here. I just had lunch which included popcorn, a large bowl of chicken soup, some exotic juice and a plate of rice, veggies and beef (like very thin steak).....and the grand total with tip was ............$1.50....crazy. Most days for lunch I stop at this middle eastern cafe and get a Flafel pita sandwich with a side of rice and lentil beans.....grand total.....$1.00.

I bought a used local cell phone for $20 so I can call friends and its good to have for an emergency. If you want the number, send me an email and let me know. It might even be possible to send me texts through the internet for free...I´m not sure though. Actually I have 2 phone numbers because here in Ecuador there are 2 major cell phone service providers. Porta and Movistar are the names and its very expensive to call from Porta to Movistar. My phone came with a Porta SIM card and then today I bought a Movistar SIM card for $5 that even has a few dollars of credit allready on it....most people use a pay as you go system here....no contracts.

I´ve met quite a few people here and its not that uncommon for me to see people that I know while I´m walking around town....kind of funny after only one week. So the plan for now is to stay here for another week and keep taking Spanish classes with the same guy. I also need to learn how to Salsa dance. Sounds funny but the people here are insanely good at Salsa dancing and its pretty fun. I went to some Salsa bars the other night with the people I live with and I was really amazed. I´m told that knowing how to Salsa dance for girls is like knowing how to play soccer for boys here. They grew up with it, now its instinct.

Send me an email if you have any questions. I don´t really know what to write about in these blogs so if you have suggestions please let me know.

Later,
Andy