On June 24, 2009 The Wicklow People covered Gary Finnerty's story in the article Ecuadorian prize for student Gary. Gary is one of the winners of EIL Travel Awards 2009 and he is now in Ecuador. He will spend five weeks in Ecuador this summer.
"I'm really looking forward to this incredible trip. It will be challenging given it's a totally different culture to here in Ireland but I'm still looking forward to it and the experiences it will bring..."