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                    <title>Coming to an End</title>
                    <description>So as of today I only have 2 days left in Ecuador which is a very weird feeling. In some ways I am ready to leave and in other ways I do not want to leave at all. This past weekend my friends and I went to Guayaquil and the beach for a last trip. The beach was amazing it was a great way to say good bye to many of my friends. It was very hard to say good bye because we have all been going through </description>
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                    <title>The Last Few Weeks</title>
                    <description>Sorry I have not blogged lately it has been pretty busy with exams and getting ready to leave. The last couple of weeks have been amazing. I have been to Mindo again the cloud forest went mountain biking at Coatapaxi Volcanoe went to a soccer game and went to an indigenous village. Each of the experiences was amazing but the most interesting was probably my stay in the indigenous village. We</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/blog-716798.html</link>
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                    <title>Cuenca and Easter </title>
                    <description>After the Galapagos I went to a city in the South of Ecuador Cuenca. Cuenca is a much more beautiful city than Quito and had a lot of Euopean influence in its arquitecture. On Thursday morning a took a tour bus a round the city which was great since I did not have much time there. That afternoon we went muesuems which were actually intersting. We first went to the Panama hat muesuem. Panama hats </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/blog-706886.html</link>
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                    <title>Galapagos </title>
                    <description>So it finally worked out and I left for the Galapagos the Friday before spring break During the plane ride I was so excited to see the Islands I have heard so much about. I got there around noon to the smallest airport I have ever seen on a very small Island the runway takes up most of the length of the Island. Then my guide Walter picked me up and we took a boat the Island I would be staying o</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Galapagos/blog-706879.html</link>
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                    <title>Differences</title>
                    <description>So in most of blogs I have talked about all the amazing things about Ecuadot and there are alot but there are somethings that I have to deal with her. One of the first thing I noticed is the poverty here. There are always people selling things on the street or on the bus. On the bus you often to get people with sicknesses or those without work asking for money. When we go out there are children </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/blog-700566.html</link>
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                    <title>Surprises</title>
                    <description>This past week has been very interesting. This past Monday I learned both good and bad news from home which was hard to deal with being seperated from my clostest friends. Also my computer decided to stop working which I was not easy to deal with. I did not realize how much I relied on my computer until it was not working. This week I was also planning my Spring break trip. I really wanted to go</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/blog-700562.html</link>
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                    <title>Half Way</title>
                    <description>So I know I should get better about blogging more often This week and the past are midterms so I have actaully been a little busy with school. It is so hard to be motivated here with so many fun things to do my classes are pass fail and no library to go to and study. I eventually get things done but it takes a little more time than in the states. Since it is midterms this means I am half way d</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-696509.html</link>
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                    <title>Plans</title>
                    <description>So it I experienced my first full weekend in Ecuador. This experience will definitely make me a more flexible person because I do not think Ecuadorians ever follow a plan. On Thursday I had the rest of my classes and they went well except for philosophy.I dropped because I do not have the vocabulary for the class and I am now taking spanish conversation. On Friday I skipped my only class to go to</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-680306.html</link>
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                    <title>7 weeks</title>
                    <description>I know it has been awhile but I was wick for awhile so there was not much to blog about. I did not really do anything the weekend after I was sick because I wanted to make sure I was better for Carnival. Last weekend we took a night bus to Salinas a beach that is suppose to be 10 hours away from Quito. A night bus sounded perfect because we could sleep for most of the time and then have the who</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-691511.html</link>
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                    <title>Sick Abroad</title>
                    <description>This past week was a lot of fun until Sunday. On Wednesday I went to ladies night as usual with a lot of USFQ girls. Its funny because they dont let guys into the place until 1000pm. On Thursday we had a Salsa class which was a lot of fun I definitely want to learn more and get better at it. That night I went out with my sister and we had a lot of fun. On Friday I only have one class so it was </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-685354.html</link>
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                    <title>Tiputini The Amazon</title>
                    <description>The past weekend I took a trip to Tiputini in the Amazon river basin which was absolutely incredible. The trip began at 6 am when I took I arrived at the airport followed by a 30 min flight a 3 hour boat ride a 2 hour bus ride and another 2 hour boat ride. We waited at a hoetel after our flight where there were monkeys a rabitt peacocks guinea pigs a cat a toucan and parrots just free to </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/blog-684117.html</link>
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                    <title>Full Circle </title>
                    <description>So this week has gone by pretty fast. Classes are going well and I am getting adjusted to life here. I know my way around now and I am beinning to explore around the city. Everything here takes a little more time than you would think. I have been looking for a church and a place to volunteer but it has proven to be more difficult than you would think. Luckily I think I have found a church thanks </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-682665.html</link>
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                    <title>Otavalo</title>
                    <description>So yesterday we took a day trip to Otavalo. It is town in the mountains with a famous market. At the market the indigenous people sell handcrafts food and everything else you could think of. The indigenous people stil wear the traiditional clothing and speak Quiche not Spanish. It was really interesting to experience a small part of the culture there. We also visited a bird rescue center where</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-681699.html</link>
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                    <title>Starting to feel Normal</title>
                    <description>So I survived my first night alone with no problems in Ecuadot. I had my first class at noon that day and it was only class. It is society and gender course and luckily there are other internationals in the course. After an explaination of the class an Ecuadorian asked if he could smoke in class but the teacher was not amused. After class I had lunch with a girl at the sushi place on campus by th</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-679520.html</link>
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                    <title>Roll Tide from Ecuador</title>
                    <description>Roll Tide Number 14 I was able to watch the majority of the game. My host family thought it was a very brutal game and was not sure about the rules. I did not get to watch the last few minutes because the internet stopped. Yesterday I also went to my school so I would no how to get their. It is gorgeous I will add pictures soon. Also the drive their is very pretty through the Mountains to a v</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-678774.html</link>
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                    <title>I am here</title>
                    <description>So I arrived here in Quito last night around 1100 pm without many problems. When I arrived in Atlanata yersterday I though it would be a disastorous trip because of confusion of luggage but I was wrong. I was nervous about costumes and immigration but it went fast and I met a sigma in the line. My host brother Jonathan picked me up and I arrived at my house. My host family is very nice I have </description>
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