Why I like to live in Quito?

Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha,an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 1,397,698 according to the last census (2001), and, as estimated by the municipality, approximately 1,504,991 in 2005, Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the seat of Metropolitan District of Quito. The canton recorded a population of 1,842,201 residents in the 2001 national census. In 2008 the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.

Quito, along with Krakow, were the first Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1978 Quito is located in the northern highlands of Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin. The city has been built on a long plateau lying on the east flanks of the Pichincha volcano. The valley of Guayllabamba River where Quito lies is flanked by volcanoes, some of them snow-capped, that can be visible from the city on a clear day. Some of the volcanoes on the Central Cordillera (Royal Cordillera), east of Quito, surrounding the Guayllabamba valley are Cotopaxi, Sincholagua, Antisana, and Cayambe. Some of the volcanoes of the Western Cordillera, to the west of the Guayllabamba valley, are Illiniza, Atacazo, Pichincha, and Pululahua (which has the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve). Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. Quito is also the only capital in the world to be directly menaced by an active volcano. Pichincha volcano has several summits, among them Rucu Pichincha at 4700 metres above sea level and Guagua Pichincha at 4794 metres. Guagua Pichincha is active and being monitored by volcanologists at the geophysical institute of the national polytechnic university. The largest eruption occurred in 1660 when more than 10 inches (25 cm) of ash covered the city.[8] There were three minor eruptions in the 1800s. The latest eruption was recorded on August 22006, when a few puffs of smoke and a large amount of ash were deposited on the city. Although not devastating, the eruption caused significant disruption of activities, including closing of the international airport. It is unlikely that any serious activity will occur in the near future, and the topography of the volcano is such that, even if a major eruption were to occur, lava flows would head into the almost-unpopulated areas west of the volcano, sparing Quito, which lies to the east.

Learning styles

Traditionally, schools presents information in two ways trought languaje and trought formulas involving numbers and logic psycologist, however, now say there is a problem with this. People have different strenghs and different learning styles to mach this strengts. For example, one person might struggle with information in a paraghraph but undersatand inmediatelly in a diagram. Another person will strugle with the diagram but not with the paragraph.
-Linguistic: These people learn by using languaje, listening, reading ,speaking and writing
-Logical: These people learn by appling mathematical formulas and scientific principles.
-Visual: This people learn by seeing what they are learning.
-Musical: Instead of finding music a distraction, these people learn well when information is presented trought music.
-Kinesthic: Movement and physical activities help this people to learn.
-Intrapersonal: These people have a good undersanding of themselves and can learn best if they can relate what they are learning directly to themselves.
-Interpersonal: These people have a good understanding of others and learn well by working with others.

Yes or no

On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa said she thought people were ignoring her request. The day was hot and shee needed a cold drink. She went into a store and asked, Do you have cold drinks? the woman there didnt say anything. Lisa rephrased the question. Still the woman said nothing. At this point Lisa gave up and left the store. She soon learned that lifted her eyebrows, which in Micronesia man mean yes. The reminded Jan of an experience in Bulgaria, she told the others. She had gone into a restaurant that was famus for its stuffed cabbage. Do you have stuffed cabbage today? she asked the waiter. He nodded his head. Jan eagerly waited. The cabbage never arrived. In Bulgaria , a nod means no. In Pekín, David said he had a different kind of problem. When David asked his students: can we meet at 8:00 next week instead of our usual time?, they inmedediatelly ansewed yes. So David was greatly surpised when the students never came to class. His collegues explained that the students couldnt came at 8:00 but said they could some-especially a superior -by saying no