I am a spanish major at an in-state university. my great grandmother left me and my little bro each a sizeable amount of money in our college funds. since I am paying in-state tuition, i have a lot of it left over to use as I please. i have decided to study abroad. i
n the summer of 2006 spent a month in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain with an immersion program offered through my high school. I studied spanish there, lived with a host family, went to all the great cities of Spain.
my college offers trips all around the world. since I already went to Spain, I have chosen Ecuador as my next destination.
Here's the rub: There are two sessions being offered. a) the winter intersession over winter break that is only a month long.
b)the fall/spring session that is a full semester long.

I like option a) because it is during winter break. I am the president and secretary of two club organizations that I have an obligation to and also a radio show. so going during the winter break would mean I get to avoid abandoning my clubs. it offers 3 and 400 level classes which I am entering.
I do NOT like option a) because it's only a month long and i really dislike the program director that was chosen to lead the trip.

i like option b) because it is a full semester class and is lead by one of my favorite teachers. it is also when one of my good friends is going to ecuador as well.
I do NOT like option b) because it will be during school and I would have to abandon my club and radio obligations to go. it also only offers 300 level classes.

so, what i need help with there is deciding which trip to attend. the deadline for intersession aplication is October 12, so I dont have all the time to decide. so which would you guys chose? I am proficient in spanish and I have a goodly dose of wanderlust. any tips or stories about ecuador and studyng abroad for a semester would be greatly appreciated.
help me out guys, which would ypou choose?
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