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February 20th, 2010 - 1:21 pm § in Culture, Ecuador

Lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo

Teaching English to children in Ecuador has been a fantastic experience.  Most of the children are very eager to learn and I’m happy to be a part of their education. However, within my very first weeks here I noticed a very disturbing trend:  a  lot of the kids cheat.  At first I thought i[...]

January 31st, 2010 - 7:45 pm § in Around Town, Country, Day in the Life, Ecuador

Forget Language Teachers…I’ve Got Kids

Earlier this week I was in my room, working on my computer, when I noticed a little boy sitting on my bed smiling at me.  Although I wasn’t totally sure who he was, I quickly figured out he was our cleaning woman’s son who had been brought along for the day.  In typical kid fashion, [.[...]

January 4th, 2010 - 1:14 pm § in Ecuador, In the Field, Volunteer

Saludos de Ecuador!

I have now been living in Ecuador for nearly three months. It seems unreal to me that just a few short months ago I showed up in this country not knowing Spanish, never having taught before and never having lived abroad. Needless to say, I was nervous when I arrived. But after [...][...]





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