Ecuador Adventures
In and around Ecuador
I spent three months in Ecuador, from October of 2006 until January of 2007, exploring the culture of the country. I spent one month in Ecuador the year before, but had very little time to really get to know the country. During my three months in Ecuador I was able to do a lot of learning and traveling. The highlights of my trip were taking two months of Spanish classes at a Spanish language school and about twenty salsa dance classes. I briefly did volunteer work with poor children in the historic area of Quito. I did traveling in the Andes mountains, along the Pacific coast, and in the Galapagos Islands.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Meghan1984
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The KFC ¨chicky¨
My journey to Ecuador began on October 6, 2006 at around 9am from the O´hare Airport in Chicago. I flew on a Delta plane which... Continue reading »
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The croissants are only 6 cents!!!
For breakfast, Bogar and I went to a nearby corner store to get some eggs, croissants, and milk. The croissants were only 6 cents a... Continue reading »
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The ¨winter¨ season is here
According to Bogar, Quito is in it´s winter season. Now coming from the northern Midwest, I imagine winters as below freezing, snowy, and little su... Continue reading »
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I love Gringolandia...when I am sick!!
On Monday, I decided not to go to my Spanish classes because I still had a little bit of a fever on Sunday night. Thankfully on Monday... Continue reading »
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The oddest theater performance ever
The weekend started out in a great way, with pizza! Bogar and I went into the historic area, down a less traveled road, to... Continue reading »
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Stay away from shrimp when you are already sick
I haven´t written a journal in awhile because I have been pretty busy. I have been sick two times, one time with food sickness and the other with a... Continue reading »
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Hot springs...heavenly
The past weekend was really good because Bogar didn´t work and I wasn´t sick. It has been kind of joke that Quito doesn´t like me becaus... Continue reading »
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¡Viva Quito!
The past week I stopped my spanish and salsa classes, and my volunteer job, and I have been spending my free time celebrating the Quito h... Continue reading »
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Journey to Cotopaxi
A couple days before I left for Galapagos, Bogar and I took a train to Cotopaxi, which is a volcano that reaches 5,897 m. To get there, w... Continue reading »
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The Magic of the Galapagos
The highlight of my entire trip was definitely my experience in the Galapagos Islands which is a group of islands belonging to the countr... Continue reading »
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Exploring a Deserted Island
The second day in the Galapagos was, by far, my favorite experience in Ecuador. The main mode of transportation that day was a small boat that held... Continue reading »
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Bring your umbrellas for the sun, not the rain
When I woke up in the magnificent Galapagos Islands on the third day of my trip, my spirit was happy, but my skin wasn’t. The day before I had not... Continue reading »
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