Blogs from Ecuador, South America - page 664

This is going to be much easier than sending group emails. A quick overview. I am living in Quito for 2 months, until the beginning of May and then I am going to the Galapagos for a month. I am teaching English at a school near my house. Everymorning I walk down a steep hill and then down another street for two blocks. The kids at my school are between the ages of 2 and 5. It is basically a preschool, but they actually teach them, especially English. The kids know all their colors and numbers up to 10 and other random words and phrases. I like going because no one there speaks English (excpect for the director who speaks a little), and I am not tempted to speak English. Something I am afraid I do ... read more

Started at the school this week, am loving it! The school is in an area called Urquisiqui. This place is definitely not in the Lonely Planet! It’s not even a village, it’s just one or two buildings at a junction in the road, and most of the kids live in the surrounding hills in small farms, some of them walking up to an hour to get to school. There’s probably around 50 kids between the ages of 4 and around 14, I guess, although it varies daily as they’re often needed at home to help in the fields. The school has two large classrooms, two smaller ones, a tiny kitchen and a ‘toilet block’, which frankly is a plague waiting to happen, I try to find a quiet corner in the field like the kids do! ... read more

I've just spent the past few days sailing around the Galapagos Islands. We visited the islands of San Cristobal, Esponola, Floreanca, and Santa Cruz. I think the lasting memory of the islands that I'll take back home with me is going for my first swim at a beach in San Cristobal. I hadn't been in the water for more than 2 minutes when I noticed a dark shape in the water nearby. It turned out to be a sea lion pup who had swum by to say hello. "Got any spare fish on you, mate?"", it asked. "Sorry, buddy. I don't eat seafood", I had to reply rather regretfully. Luckily my new mate wasn't too offended and let me take several photos of him when he later went to do some sunbaking on the nearby rocks. ... read more

Nous voilà donc arrivés à la fin du voyage. 45 jours déjà et nous ne cessons de nous dire que définitivement ils nous faut revenir en Équateur. Voici donc des images de l'Amazonie où nous nous sommes rendus accompagnés d'un guide natif du pueblito où nous passâmes 3 jours.... read more

HAaaaa quelle belle derniere semaine nous venons de passer! Apres un retour rapide a Quito pour y laisser nos baggages, nous sommes deja reparti pour Banos... WOW. C;est vraiment une ville magnifique entouree d;immenses montagnes d;ou coule des cascades... Muy romantico! A partir de la, nous sommes alles faire du la descente d;une cascade en rappel (canioning)... Beaucoup d;emotion! Mon vertige en a manger un coup! Aussitot revenu on a pris l;autobus pour se rendre a Tena faire du rafting avec notre ami Gary(notre guide).... Encore une fois, que de sensation! On a vraiment eu du fun, dans un decor incroyable. Puis, des le lendemain, nous sommes retourne sur nos pas pour aller rencontrer un guide Kitshua qui nous a amener passer 3 jours dans la jungle amazonienne... C;etait vraiment magnifique outre le fait qu;on a ... read more