Ecuador!

Hola!

After Trujillo where I spent two days on the beach and visiting ruins of ancient cities made out of sand, I went up to Mancora which is a major backpacker destination with literally one high street as the town and a huge white sand beach. I stayed in a fantastic hostel with a couple of friends which was like a beach resort at hostel prices with its own pool and hammocks right on the beach. I spent 3 days lying on the beach, swimming in the sea, eating alot of sea food and relaxing! Paradise! Quite afew of my friends from various other places were there which was great.

I then got the bus from Mancora straight to Quito which surprisingly was only 12 hours as Ecuador is so small. The bus wasn´t great as I sunburnt my back so couldn´t get comfy! Anyway, Quito is a great city. It is huge and is built in the middle of the mountains (just like Cusco and La Paz) so the scenery is beautiful. The old town is so interesting and really beautiful with colonial architecture and lots going on. Ecuador seems great of what I have seen so far and I am looking forward to getting to know it better (their accent is a bit difficult to understand but I´m trying!).

Tomorrow I am off into the jungle to start my next project where I am teaching in a little school along the Arajuno Road. Basically this road was built right through indigenous populations who were brought rapidly to modernisation so they can use all the help they can get. I will be teaching, helping with lesson plans and pretty much doing as much as I can. I have the weekends free to explore the jungle which should be great. I have no idea when I will next get internet access so this might be my last blog for a while...I will be in the jungle for 6 weeks overall.

Time is still flying and I am loving every minute. Still a while to go and I can´t wait for all the adventures I have ahead of me!

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