Cumpleanos En Vilcabamba (or How To Blow An Ecuadorian Paycheck In 72 Hours)
April 7th 2011 After you get settled in and used to the novelty, living abroad isn't much different from living in your home country. Most days you go to work, watch some TV, cook dinner, go to bed. Sure, there may be things about your environment that you prefer, but human behavior is human behavior anywhere... it's just as easy to fall into a rut abroad as anywhere else.
Which is why we constantly have to
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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 
