EIL Intercultural Learning

This is the almighty Cimborazo from the first time I saw it up close. It really is an amazing part of Ecuador. A must see.

This is a B.E.A-UTIFUL photo of my lovely family in the rainforest. We had just been walking for around 2 hours through the rain and the sludge but we're still smiling!

Well, I have so much to catch up on. So much has happened! 

On Saturday, my host family was getting another student, Brianna. She was from the Pennsylvania and she was staying in Quito for 5 weeks teaching English. It was actually strange speaking English again. We kept getting so confused! 

I know you can barely make me out here but this is me jumping through a bonfire at the festival of San Pedro in Riobamba. It's a tradition to jump through the bonfire 3 times and make a wish. There is a band playing and there is music on the streets. It happens every year on the 28th of June. It's particularly big in Riobamba because San Pedro is the patron of the city.

A few of the students and teachers from both the school and night class I taught in. The photo was taken in Puerto Quito at my leaving party.

So I´m at the end of week three here in Ecuador and what an experience it has been so far. Of course the 22 hour trip from Dublin to Quito really

takes it out of you especially when you are told your luggage is running a 'little late'. And being in a city 3km above sea level doesn't help but that di