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  • Guayaquil Well it´s been a little while since I´ve updated...Last weekend I took a trip to Guayaquil which is down south of Quito about 8 hours. It´s the largest city in Ecuador. I expected that there would have been Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Feb 23, 2008
  • Exploring Mindo We had a wonderful day in Mindo on Wednesday, our first full day here. Our morning started with coffee, eggs and toast at Caskaffesu. The coffee was great...doesn´t sound like a big deal but apparently in Ecuador it´s Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 21, 2008
  • Ingapirca and African Music This past week I was more or less in repose after the long week of Carnival that came to a screeching hault. I honestly didn't know what to do with myself. I spent the first two days of Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Feb 19, 2008
  • Armed w/his Bible, his Motorcycle & his Thirst for Revenge Betcha you never thought me and Joanna would spend our 2.5 hr bus ride to Mindo hanging out with Dolph Lundgren. Neither did we. We got on the bus to Mindo and were surprised to find it Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 20, 2008
  • Dumb Luck We decided to head north to Mindo for a few days and leave Quito for later. We had a nice breakfast at the hotel, threw some of our stuff into a locker ´til we get back in a few Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 20, 2008
  • Arrival, Rain and SLEEP We arrived in Quito late Tuesday night...last plane in. It was pouring rain but forunately our ride to the hotel was waiting for us in the lobby, and we were whisked away to L´Aubergine Inn Hostal, where we crashed Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 19, 2008
  • Carnival First of all, I have to apologize for how long this entry is going to be. I tried to no avail to break up the stories I have accumulated on my week of personal travel with three others. Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Feb 12, 2008
  • the equator Last weekend turned into a venture to the middle of the world...the equator. It worked out to be a great day trip. It´s about 20 km north of Quito and a total tourist trap but a lot of Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Feb 14, 2008
  • Book 'Em, Dano We've finally got our Galapagos (http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/galap.htm) trip booked! We were on the fence about even going to the Galapagos, since it's SO expensive, but Joanna realized that it was one of the two things Posted by jtlande in J & J's South American Adventure | Feb 8, 2008
  • Ecuador / Peru Have now just arrived in Piura, Peru, about 2 hours drive from the northern border of Ecuador and man its hot! Having just spent 10 days in ecuador, with the moutain mist, rain and drizzle and arrive in Peru to Posted by Marta-Alex in Alex and Marta's American Travels | Feb 7, 2008
  • The Adventure Known as Mindo during Carnaval I returned safely from my Carnaval vacation in Mindo having learned many a lesson. The trip is actually best told in lessons learned: 1-Never trust a taxi driver....or Lonely Planet. The lonely planet book said that the bus station Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Feb 5, 2008
  • when it rains, it pours The person responsible for weather in Ecuador has taken a vacation and left the weather on pouring rain for the past few days. It has been pretty close to miserable weather. It really has poured consistently for over Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Jan 29, 2008
  • Carnival is Coming After a long night of basically torrential downpour, I asked my sister if this was an unusual occurance, and her answer was "the rains come for Carnival." I progressively got better of the course of the week and as Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 29, 2008
  • Ecuador on the Inside Well, I think I have parasites or amoeba in my intestines. It isn't a pleasant experience. I don't really know what to fault for it as I have had far too many new foods and drinks in the Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 24, 2008
  • A Weekend On the Coast This week I went to the coast with my host mom and her boyfriend, Ricardo, on episode two of Zach as third party to parental dating. This however was a much more extended drive as we descended out of Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 21, 2008
  • pictures coming soon... It´s been a little while since I updated. In all honesty there hasn´t ben that much that has happened. Last week, my assistant in my class and I went to Mariscal to look into taking salsa lessons. We found Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Jan 21, 2008
  • Faces and places of Ecuador Impressions of this beautiful country of extremes and contrasts are many. I include a few of the images I managed to capture, although they are only pale imitations. [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/88973/P1010492.jpg thumb=http://www.trave Posted by Eleniki in A year out | Jan 12, 2008
  • Not a Perfect Paradise I have been keeping these encounters under the table since arriving in South America just so that anyone reading can know that I am still safely in one piece, but now that you are aware of my safety, I wanted Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 18, 2008
  • lesson 1 Well today was rather interesting...I taught my first real lesson. I have been doing some stuff with the kids, like the morning routine, calendar stuff, talking about their writing and reading with them, but not a whole entire lesson Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Jan 16, 2008
  • I'm Here! Hey all, I am finally here in Ecuador! After a long day of traveling yesterday, we finally made it to Quito, Ecuador. Some family picked us up at the airport and took us to their very fancy and beautiful home Posted by ciamember in Alicia's Trip to Ecuador | Jan 16, 2008
  • Wunderbar Well, since it has been a while since I last update this, I will try to get you back up to speed. Thursday night I arrived in Cuenca in good spirits, but the following morning I woke up to Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 15, 2008
  • 1 week down...15 more to go One week of school down. It went pretty well. It feels weird to actually be the teacher and not just the ¨teacher¨ like in the schools in Marquette. I actually have recess duty and real lesson plans Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Jan 12, 2008
  • Cuenca, The City of Four Rivers Last night I arrived into Cuenca where I will be stationed for three months for school. I say last night because AeroGal, my airlines decided that a three and a half hour delay was acceptable when confronted with moderate Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 11, 2008
  • Last Night in Quito So far this trip has managed to satisfy my hunger of bland and general tourism. That is about as far as it goes. Housed in the "Gringoland" district of Quito, there is nothing much to see by foot Posted by kearlkozby in 2581 Miles to the South | Jan 9, 2008
  • Classes have begun Well yesterday was the first day of student teaching, and the first day that the students came back from their vacations. Getting to school in the morning was slightly complicated. The school never gave me directions on how Posted by darcook in Darcie's in Ecuador | Jan 8, 2008
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