Rather than upload a months worth of pictures I decided to break them up a bit but I still managed to upload over 70 for just a weekend. In fact not even that - only two days away in the end. Oops! Yee haa no work on Saturdays this term so we get 3 days off. Love this job! Our first jaunt of the New Year was to Cotopaxi. We took the night bus from Cuenca which although it had lots of room it was freezing cold and he drove like a bat out of hell. We got d...

Schools out for Christmas! Huzah! 5 weeks off for my Bolivian adventure. Bloody marvelous. I am really looking forward to the break as tensions are definitely running high but the least said about that the better. We continue to have difficulties with our Dueña so much so that one night I hid behind Hannah's bedroom door. At my age how ridiculous is that? Needless to say despite her assurances we have ended up with a new tenant. It might though be g...

So nearly 3 months have gone by. How time flies when you are enjoying yourself! It's been a great 3 months. I have to say that it is gong to be difficult to condense even the last month down. I certainly never expected to go to a funeral, experience a tremor, lose yet more belongings, etc., but that's life in Ecuador for you. If this intrigues you read on or just hit the exit button! The teaching is going really well. I love it! Mind you the prep is hard work b...

Ecuador is less one Cuy and possibly over the next few months another one might go the same way. It was really nice but a bit gruesome to watch how they cook it. Basically they shove a pole through its nether regions and then place it across hot coals. To really experience it check out the video on my site! I wouldn't suggest you watch it just before you are about to eat though. The whole food thing is interesting. When you go to the markets you see the mo...

London seems a very long way away. Ecuador is a beautiful country and the people are lovely. There is a lot to see and do but I think your average Ecuadorian has a hard life. Petty crime is certainly an issue. I have met fellow travellers who have been involved in various incidents ranging from one girl having a necklace cut off her neck to another girl having the pocket on her combats slashed to cameras being stolen out of backpacks on buses. Having re-read ...