Subtraction! March 20th 2009 Sunday (15) we got 4 more volunteers. All of them had been in Peru for 6 weeks so they've all taught before. 2 of them are at Larcacunga, Rosie and Kaitlyn. They will be taking over from Susan and Maya when they leave at the end of next week, so for these first 2 weeks they're team-teaching. Maya only has 3 kids so they don't really need 2 teachers, so Rosie is working with me. It's nice to have a ... read more
South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more
This is an ongoing, occasionally updated blog for whenever I'm off traveling the world doing exciting things. The first entries are from my gap year (2008-2009) of traveling and volunteering internationally. Now I will be writing from Switzerland where I am studying International Relations and Multilateral Diplomacy through the School for International Training for the spring semester (2012) and then from various places around Europe as I continue my travels. Enjoy! ... full info