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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 | By bekinthebigblue | Views [420]
What a top day...apart from the breakfast of burnt porridge and papaya, which I've decided I don't like at all (papaya that is, not porridge). We were given options this morning in terms of work. Caesar needed groups to cut down dead banana trees for ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 | By bekinthebigblue | Views [433] | Comments [1]
I've decided the mosquito net over my bed is not so much a mosquito net, but a spider net. Got to bed last night to face 4 Eduardorian residents staring at me from various corners of the room. But that isn't the problem...that comes when they disappear ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [647]
If you ever get the opportunity to go to the Galapagos, then do it! And get to understand what lead to Darwin's famous theory. We did an 8 day trip on a catamaran and visited some 6 islands, seeing totally different geographies and the animlas that ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [486]
For such a tiny place, Mindo gets a very big spot on the map of Ecuador as it is located up in the clouds and is the home for many animals as well as the location for a good cascade of water which has been adapted to allow people to swim, slide, bomb ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By bekinthebigblue | Views [714]
...is among some of the many great sentences that involuntarily come out of your mouth in front of groups of people when learning Spanish. All you have to do is mix 'yo soy' with 'yo voy' and you are on your way to looking like a complete idiot. ´´I ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 | By bekinthebigblue | Views [534] | Comments [2]
Hola Amigos! (Look at me being all spanish...!) A few things you need to know about Quito right off the bat. Pedestrian crossings are not predestrian crossings as we know them....here they are white zebra-crossing lines on the road (as you would expect!) that ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 | By bekinthebigblue | Views [487] | Comments [2]
You ever notice how clouds sometimes look like the most comfortable, sleep-for-a-year things of fluffiness? I just feel like prying open the emergency hatch that I've been placed next to on my flight to Quito, jumping onto them Disney or Care Bear style ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By ziggy_starr | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
SPONGE! This is the best way to describe me. I want to learn as much as I can, improve my technique and hopefully infuse you with some of the passion and inspiration I get from South Africa! I believe there needs always to be a trade off in any relationship ...
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By jotade | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I worked for a multinational enterprise for a few years in the past; recently I was working on a development plan in a remote area of Ecuador. I went there pretty sure that my knowledge and skills will help them to improve their situation.
How wrong ...
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Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [368]
Mama and Papa are going away for a week to visit
their son in Guyaquil. My toothbrush has
disappeared and as they have started packing I can only presume that I have
been sharing a toothbrush. I hope it was
with Mama as I have come across ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [377] | Comments [1]
Papa and mama chatted over breakfast and the snippets we got suggested that papa was playing his accordian at a music event. They invited us along saying there would be music, with several people playing, singing and dancing. I asked if it was a cafe ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [416]
Many people warned of the negative impact of the altitude when we first arrived and to allow a few days to acclimatise. We did not feel it particularly until we went for our first run which we both found incredibly hard. I lasted 4 minutes before ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [433]
This is a big movement here with entertainers stepping out to do their thing for the 3 - 4 minutes that cars are at a stop with a red light. We have seen mime artists warn against the dangers of driving too fast; jugglers, including one with a cup ... Read more >
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [382]
I'm not quite sure how to interpret our forceful
ejection by a teacher of 2 hours; sheer despair at our woeful performance with
verbs; an instant dislike for our totally unplanned and unfortunately matching
tops? But, it happened. We had 2 hours ... Read more >
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [445]
Quito is a city of many weathers;
in one day, Tuesday, we had sun so bright we burnt our noses and crowns then at
about 3 the skies clouded over and we had hailstones which gradually turned
into rain that flooded the roads. Quito is an extensive ... Read more >
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