DITCH-ISM´S. Well I had a variety of unlucky incidents within the space of 24 hours this week, and so it got me reflecting on that unlimited supply of clumsiness and misfortune I seem to possess. So heres a few snippetts of me just being me: After my first day of being a teacher I arrived home, only to remember that I left my bag (with alot of important stuff in) back at the school. Rushed back and it was still there. In an attempt to learn some spanish, so I...

So I spent the weekend in San Cristobal Island. As soon as we got off from that mental boat journey, we were approached by a women offering a flat she owned to us for the 2 nights we were there. It seemed cheap, clean and had hot water so we were sold! The people I travelled with all felt ill and tired that evening but I thoroughly enjoyed it. We booked our snorkel trip soon after, all set for saturday. We were going to a place called ´isla lobos´ (sea lion ...

Ok, so this week I taught every morning. 6 o clock starts but usually finished by midday so not too bad. I am getting to know the children a bit better now, which is good. They are all pretty much troublemakers and have no respect for authority. But becuase of this, I find myself laughing ALOT in lessons. The other teacher is laughing also, so its not too bad. I see them copy eachothers work, cheat during tests and use mobile phones etc in lesson. Its hard to get...

First weekend on the islands. I dont know how other weekends are going to beat it really, it was awesome. on Saturday Elouise, my housemate, and myself went to a place called ´Tortuga Bay´on the island were staying on. After an hour and a half of walking a never ending narrow path we arrived. An epic scene upon arrival; huge waves were crashing against the shore and the tide was looked very strong. We walked further down the beach and just round a corner was a...

WARNING! big waffle-ey update ahead. Wrote it Sat at 8am, still tipsy from a Mexican-themed discotheque night out. Ok, the Galapagos Islands are most definitely magical. I have been waking up at 5.45am ready for work...naturally, without any alarms!?! Plus, I went for quite a heavy one last night, so I opened my eyes slowly after 4 hours sleep thinking 'here comes the pain!'....but nada! I feel fresh as a daisy. I don't ever want to leave! Here on the island th...