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Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [4193] | Comments [5]

I got to experience Palm Sunday here more out in the country among the indigeous people of Ecuador and it was really cool. We were on our way to Igapirca (an Incan ruins site) and we stopped at a really amazing church up in the hills. Then we stopped ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [3725] | Comments [6]
Soooo... I ran into a little problem with some parasites this past week or so but no worries I am feeling much better now! Today I am probably going to be getting some medicine. I had a pretty intense fever and wasn´t able to eat anything for 4 days.... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [3021]

As we made our way down the country of Ecuador to Cuenca (the third largest city) we stopped at an organic rose plantation. Roses are one of Ecuador´s main exports... chances are that if you buy roses in the U.S. they are from an Ecuadorian plantation.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [546]
Hello everyone :) a few of you guys asked for my address. So, here it is! Kelly Chippindale Centro de Estudios Interamericanos (CEDEI) Tarqui 13-45 y Pio Bravo Casilla 597 Cuenca, Ecuador
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [775] | Comments [7]

Yay! I am finally here. Today was my first day of classes ... and wow this is going to be a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. My host family is great :) mi madre is a little bit overprotective and wouldn´t let me leave the house without ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [2542] | Comments [7]

yay! i am here in ecuador. So far the experience has been amazing. I am currently in the capital, Quito. Today we went to the equator, went to the largest basilica in South America (La Iglesia de la Compania), to the Ecuadoran version of the Statue of ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Photo Gallery
The Capital
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By lani | Views [1891] | Comments [1]

For some reason I needed to make my last day in Ecuador memorable, so I decided to spend the day as far up a mountain as possible. I had been staring at a massive cable car that spanned a neraby mountain for a week so I took the cable car up to the ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By lani | Views [1218] | Comments [3]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers the name of a most wonderful mexican restuarant here in Quito, Ecuador. Don´t go there expecting to meet Flea or the other guys from the band BUT do go there expecting wonderful margaritas and the best nachos in the entire universe! ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By pistachio_tumbleweed | Views [587] | Comments [1]
Hola all... the jungle was excellent... it had all one would expect. We caught a small plane from Quito and flew for about 45 minutes to Coca where we jumped into the back of some utes for a short ride to the Napo River. There we hopped on some motorized ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By lani | Views [4296]

Quito is a strange place. A contradiction really. On one end of the city you have the "New Town" which reminds me alot of Beaumont Street or Darby Street in Newcastle. Its cosmopolitan - cafés, restaurants, hostels and hotels nestled amongst ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By kelly4563 | Views [692] | Comments [4]

Wow. I honestly cannot even being to wrap my mind around the fact that I will be in Ecuador in just 2 days. I feel like I should be more nervous, but as for now I am just plain excited! :) I got my host family information last week - I will be living ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
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