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a few more waterfall adventures

Baños. Amazing. This weekend I went to the adventurer tourist’s dreamland with a few friends (the usual crowd plus our friend from Ireland: Jenny, Andrea, Lisa, Laura, Colleen, Ayla, Phillip, Claire, and Meadhbh) for our last group trip…or at least the last one planned by Jenny. It’s so nice to...

permalink written by  Theresa on October 5, 2008 from Banos, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

beaches and the poor man's galapagos

Puerto Lopez is a small fishing village on the coast, a mere 12 hour bus ride from Quito. I embarked on this journey with Phil and Laura. Though the bus ride was not ideal (delays enroute of at least an hour due to an accident ahead, ambulances zooming by) at least we were about to travel at...

permalink written by  Theresa on October 2, 2008 from Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

Fiestas, politics and adventures

This week I finished my TESOL certification course! On Monday during the break in my practice class, we threw a surprise party for my classmate Colleen. The students pretty much planned it all. So cute. They brought snacks, music, and a cake. We also got her a balloon. Thursday was our last...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 27, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

balancing eggs and other such fun

How is it that already a month has passed? Though I am feeling much more accustomed to the city and know my way around better, there is still so much that I want to do and learn and see. Ecuador is full of excellent experiences to encounter. Classes are progressing quickly as usual. I have...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 21, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

A Breath of Fresh Air

“I am going to unexplored regions, ‘to the land of mist and snow,’ but I shall kill no albatross.” I read this line from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein this week and for some reason took quite a liking to it. Though unexplored regions were not on my agenda, a land of mist and clouds was. After...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 15, 2008 from Mindo, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

¡Viva Guápulo!

What an adventure! Last night I went with my classmates and other friends to the neighborhood of Guápulo in Quito for the celebration of the virgin of Guápulo held in the church plaza. The taxi took us through a winding maze of narrow, steep cobblestoned streets as far as he could and then we...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 7, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

another one bites the dust

This week was jam packed, but went by so quickly. Each day I was out of the house from about 715 in the morning, until 715ish at night. Long days for sure. Class is going well but it is hard for me to be in the same place for such a long period of time. Luckily, we do have a few breaks where we...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 5, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

solo sé que nada sé

I've been in Quito now for almost a week. The trip down was wicked easy and I only had a 1 day delay for my baggage...not too bad. From my flight, the baggage of about 30 people didn't make it to Quito with us. But all is well now. I'm living with a warm, welcoming Ecuadorian family which...

permalink written by  Theresa on August 29, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

Quito

Now in the capital city of Ecuador. Staying in the new town with numerous bars and clubs none of which we can visit as we are on medication for more parasites and food poisoning. In the new town we have visited contemporary art museums, Ecuador's national museum, the second highest football...

permalink written by  billyandsophie on July 27, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: South America

Guayaquil

Visited the Malecon 2000, a Riverside development containing sculptures, statues of important figures in Guayaquil's history and various other pieces of entertainment. It was the celebration of Guayaquil's foundation and therefore a bank holiday, so there was a carnival atmosphere with music and...

permalink written by  billyandsophie on July 24, 2008 from Guayaquil, Ecuador
from the travel blog: South America

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