Ecuador
Guanujo

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    • Day 5

      El Terreno; Casa Communal

      June 1, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

      Heres the home base of voulenteer work for El Terreno. many of the voulenteers live here at the Casa Communal, which offers classes to the local community, as well as volunteer work which benefits the community of AtendahuaRead more

    • Day 9

      una fiesta del communidad

      June 5, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      it was the first anniversary of El Terreno, the voulenteering organization I work with, we hosted a huge party for the whole community where we exhibited what we did and how it impacts the community. I was incharge of the camp fire, and the fireworks (maybe they think im a pyro). everything went super well, and everyone had a great time!!Read more

    • Day 22

      Paro Nacional de Ecuador

      June 18, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      The past five days have been tumultuous across ecuador, with nation wide strikes and protests by indugenous politican group CONAIE and other unaffiliated groups. The conflict had even reached the small village of Atandahua, where all cars and modes of transport have been blocked off, meaning no trucks to deliver fresh water and gas for the stove. this of course isnt an issue, weve been boiling water and using the traditional outdoor fire stove! food is not somthing we miss, as we live right in a farming community, veggies, pork, eggs, cheese are all accessible from good neighbors, and if we really need a beer or somthing, its only a 1hr walk into the town of Guanujo, where some shops remain open against the demands of the Paro. Im living through history and its really incredible… im not in any danger, as the problems of the people arent blamed on us gringos :) we help watch kids while parents help with the road blockade, and we are safe. its a beutiful thing to see so many people cooperate under one goal, and I admire the morale and dedication of the protestors.Read more

    • Day 41

      Quito

      July 7, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      this weekend we took a trip to Otavalo, with a 2 night stop in the capitol of quito on the way. Quito was what we expected of a. big city. got in very late the first night and uber eats’d McDonalds. what a comfort we take for granted at home 🤣. After we went to sleep and woke up bright and early the next morning to go ride the TeleferiQo, a 2000 m gondola ride from the outskits of quito to one of the highest points in the surrounding areas... What a veiw! The altitude was a whopping 14000ft, so we of course we're all somewhat suffering in some way, despite this though, we enjoyed the beautiful veiw of quito (which is huge) and got to swing at the highest point. There's a 40 km trail from the TeleferiQo, which we would have loved to hike, but unfortunately didn't have time. After we walked around and did some shopping, getting any imported or rare goods we couldn't get in our small city of Guaranda, and went home for a nap before going to party. After the nap Elea and I met up with Kamila at a cute little cafe/ restaurant with a beautiful veiw of the city... We enjoyed a beer, but with the price per bottle being set at $4 per beer, we opted to instead go back to our hostel and indulge in the bottle of Rum we had brought with us, initially thinking it was tequila... Embaressing to be corrected by another hostel goer... Regardless, alcohol in our system, and new friends made we split the cost of a taxi to the party district where we initially tried to go to a gay bar, but were turned away for lack of ID from a member of our party. We ended up at another club which didn't charge anuthing. And thankfully because of our rum, we didn't need to pay for any drinks. This is where it starts to get fuzzy for me, but I remember it was a great time, despite having a hard time getting home 😳Read more

    • Day 6

      Mi Casa

      June 2, 2022 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      this is where I sleep at night! home to my host parents, Angel y Beatriz. their 2 kids. 2 dogs named Tony and Toby, 1 pig, 2 cows, and a million chickens!

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