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Sat, 18 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [400]
I had arranged to meet Fredy at his Hosteria today to help him work in return for a Spanish lesson. I headed out and caught the Blue bus number one as instructed, but had failed to ask which direction I needed to go. In the town of Napo I wondered about ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [415]
While struggling terribly to lean how to make one of Jupita´s bracelet patterns a man stopped by to talk. He learned that I was a citizen of the United States and immediately asked if I would help him set up his email. He goes by the name of Fredy ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [445] | Comments [1]
I stumbled upon a new group of friends as I was making my was home from English classes in the Amazonian Community. Three people were sitting on the street corner selling jewelry. One of the men greeted me to begin a conversation. I was in no particular ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [881]
Apart from family, friends, and school I have perhaps come to miss the luxturies of a copier machine and toilet paper the most. Both of these things are available in Ecuador, but the availability and culture is very different. Copier Machine: I have ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [569]
This
week my challenges have been being sick, teaching English, and helping
in a classroom where the children do not respect me. Coming down with a
cold in a foreign country is difficult. In Colorado I am familiar with
the language and the ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [358]
Feeling slightly loney, I went to my regular hangout spot at Lauran´s Helado-ria to seek out some enlish speaking friends. Eventually two stereotypical hippies walked in with dreaded hair and loose fitted natural clothing. I strained to listen if they ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [701]
Upon my walk home last week a man stopped me on the street and invited me into his family´s sewing shop. I had been wondering about the city trying to find my way home and greatfully accepted. The man, Fausto, is part a Kichwa (indiginous) community ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [533]
I have arrived in Tena. My family includes my most parents, grandmother, cousins, and three sisters. We live in the San Jorge district of Tena, the capital city of the district Napò. No one in the family speaks english, but regaurdless of language my ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 | By viajandooso | Views [447]
There is no defining moment for when my journy began. It could have been eight months ago when I first booked a four month long trip to Ecuador or perhapes it has been the process of excitment and nevesness that I experienced leading up to the day ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [3241] | Video
Vilcabamba is a beautiful small town in the south of Ecuador, and it is known as a fountain of youth because of the longevity of its residents and its healthy nutrient-rich water and environment. Its setting in a lovely green valley is peaceful and ... Read more >
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Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery
Vilcabamba, Ecuador
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Sun, 25 Dec 2011 | By rubylucas | Views [1260]
Galapagos Islands Ok so our time in Galapagos consisted of two sections; first was the 5 day tour and second was an additional 3 days on the islands to chill out and see other things (this is what was recommended to us by the woman ... Read more >
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [11077] | Comments [4] | Video
In 2008 when I travelled from Ecuador to Peru, I took the easy way – I flew. This time I decided to go by bus. Much cheaper, but time consuming and not always convenient, but I hadn’t seen the countryside south of Cuenca so I thought it would be a ... Read more >
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Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1558] | Video
The Banco Central Pumapungo is a museum and park on the actual remains of the Tomebamba excavations, in the city of Cuenca itself. The museum has an excellent exhibition of the culture of the different indigenous people of Ecuador and the regions ... Read more >
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