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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 | By jennaanne | Views [732]
Buenos
dias all!!
Well,
my weekend was slightly disappointing for my whole Andinismo class.
However, we did do all we could to make the best of it, and in my
opinion, we did a pretty dang good job!!
So
here was the ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [1692] | Comments [1]
Shock may be too strong of a word, (I think amusement is more appropriate), but I have found one cultural difference which stands out to me – if only in its frequency. Indeed, I generally think of hot dogs as one of the few typical North American ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [843] | Comments [1]
We were all waiting in the conference room of the Hotel Embassy, immediately after our session about some classically Ecuadorian cultural quarks. In addition to the warning that men would be pressured to drink a lot, and that there are many Quichaua ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [1009]
Mindo is a river town just a mere hour from the volcano and 2 hours north of Quito. Mindo is one of those destinations that the bus does not drop you off in the town. You either walk the 7km or have luck with a private truck coming by. I happened ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [1090]
Baños is south of Quito. I had a week of vacation off from school. What a strange place to find in Ecuador. Baños is full of bright colors, the clothes, the signs, the painted walls of the buildings. Many of the shops and restaurants are owned by ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [858]
During the weekends I hike the one hour out of the volcano and hop a bus to somewhere. Otavalo is north of Quito. I got intouch with a guy I met on the bus when I first came to Ecuador from Peru. We spent alot of time together as the ride was supposed ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [678] | Comments [1]
The Galapagos were awesome. A place I think everyone who enjoys the outdoors should go. If you don't like the outdoors, rent a nice video. My long term friend Sarah and I had a great trip ( minus the bits that the tour company screwed up). Our guides ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [945] | Comments [1]
A bubble orientation was, for sure. We had classes all day every day, commencing with Spanish classes at 7 in the morning, and eventually ending at the conclusion of our practice teaching at SECAP Sur in Quito at 8 in the evening. Besides ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery
North to Mindo
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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery
South to Baños
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Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By nigelb | Photo Gallery
Ecuador
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Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By jennaanne | Views [465]
Hey
everyone,
I
know I just sent out an email, but I had another weekend. So I
thought I'd send a quick little email to tell you about it! This
weekend I went to the most amazing beach on earth. It was in a
little town on the ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 5 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [610]
I received
numerous materials before my departure about the difficult process of adjusting
to a new culture – “this is different, that is really different, you’ll
probably make this mistake, you’ll definitely interpret that wrong . . ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [833]
For something
that had been a plan for 10 months, the fact that I was actually leaving for Ecuador
was a surprise, something that sort of snuck up on me. So the night before my flight to Quito, I found myself
confused ... Read more >
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