Destination: Ecuador

survival and afterthoughts [and photos at the end!]

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 | By anita | Views [831]

Ok, I'm just going to get these three things out of the way: 1) I almost died this weekend in the Pacific Ocean 2) I got dreads 3) I have a new-found invigorating appreciation for simply being alive So this weekend I headed back on the Guayaquil-... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Thermal Spring Oasis

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [943]

Ecuadorians enjoy their holidays, and today was Guayaquil's Independence Day.  Well, it was really Wednesday, but why not push it back to make a long weekend?  So my family set off, in our yellow school bus, for Papallacta.  The drive to Papallacta, en ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

La Vaqueria: Workshop in an Indigenous, Farming Community

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1137] | Comments [1]

As previously arranged, we arrived in Colta at 9 am to meet Francisco and Roberto (local community educators and World Neighbors affiliates) for a workshop in the nearby community of La Vaqueria.  With the assistance of World Neighbors colleagues (Sonia ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Socks and Underwear

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1632] | Comments [2]

On Thursday evening Michelle and I were preparing our bags for our Friday excursion to Papallacta, a thermal spring oasis.  Bathing suit, sweatshirt, shampoo, socks, underwear, etc.  In this particular vocabulary lesson, I learned the difference between ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Gallery: Laguna Mojanda, Ecuador

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Tabacundo, Ecuador

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Volunteering in Picalqui, Ecuador

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Views [1173]

Now been here a week and thank goodness I´m picking up some spanish.. finally! Throwing in the odd broken sentence and saying hello to everybody on the street like a merry traveller. Mostly met with friendly reception (probably because I´m not in the ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Picalqui (2), Ecuador

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Picalqui, Ecuador

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By koleta | Photo Gallery

Eating Scrumple

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1209] | Comments [3]

This house specialty this evening is cuy .   Translation: guinea pig.   Tonight I have the pleasure of dining with Vicente and his family.   They've placed me at the head of the table and by now I'm well aware of what to expect.   As I was helping ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: På fotballbanen

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Utenlandske valgobservatører

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ut på tur

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Gallery: På Casa Alianza og div

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By trondbond | Photo Gallery

Hjemmebesøk, utenlandske valgobservatører etc.

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By trondbond | Views [542] | Comments [4]

Go morgen/ettermiddag/kveld/natt J Jess... nå har eg piskade vore her I 1 ½ mnd, men det føles absolute ikke sånn ut i det hele tatt. Tiden har gått veldig fort, noe de vise menn sier skal være ett bra tegn. Sett deg godt til rette nå, for nok en ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures