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Travel Journals: Cuenca, Ecuador


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Camila and Reik Concert

I went to the camila and reik concert back in october. i just got the pictures now because all my pictures from my camera were erased...and my friend sent me a bunch! the concert was so good! i didnt understand a lot, but theres a few songs i know and ...

Member: Shalan
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Maya's Inca Venture

Well, its one week into our project, and we are getting along well. From the photos you can see we have already got the structure of our beautiful green house up (dubbed the love shack!!). Starting from monday, we arrived at our school, after our tr...

Member: Maya
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vamos el centro

This is my house. Theres a pciture of my bedroom, kitchen, dining room, living room and my front yard. haha, the houses here are very tiny and EVERY house or store has a 10 foot wall or fence around it. some are electric for extra secutiry. its to keep...

Member: Shalan
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Daddy Yankee Concert

I saw DADDY YANKEE!! it was an amazing concert. i was in golden box, which was the closest section to him! general viewing is very dangerous at reggaeton concerts. at times there is shoot ups and stuff...and a lot of stabbings. but i was in the good se...

Member: Shalan
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London 1995

After a night in the upstairs room of a pub with an Australian girl called Corrina and a bottle of tequila I am smitten. She leaves a few days later to work in a pub in the Gambia. I book a ticket and fly back to Africa for the first time since leaving...

Member: Eric
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October 5

This weeks been pretty good. im back in dance class. mon-wed we danced salsa...marengae, tengo, cha cha cha...and thursday..we danced reggaeton!! it was great. every exchange student except 3 are in the class...so my class has something like 17 exchang...

Member: Shalan
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Ecuador2007-08

Einige Bilder aus dem Schulalltag.....

Member: louise
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Grand ol' world tour

The Navimag cargo ferry, our home for five nights and the best fun you can have on a ship loaded with cargo trucks, cows and sea-sick passengers. Travelling on the first trip of the high season meant that the boat was only a third full. Which was exc...

Member: Ian and Alex
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THE HOT ADVENTURES OF A NOT COLD BIATCH

Had to draaag myself out of bed and realised I had absolutely no idea what I had booked for myself so couldn't really pack for my overnight stay on an island on Lake Titicaca. So kept the rest of the group waiting while I, completely flustered, threw s...

Member: Angela
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El Colegio Alborada

School!! here, we call highschool college. so, i am officially a college girl! at first, i tried to pay attention...but realized its almost imposible to understand these teachers. they all talk SO fast, and wow...one day i will! my biology teacher talk...

Member: Shalan
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Flag Day

October 31 is celebrated as flag day, not halloween. the president of ecuador says if you dont celebrate flag day and choose to celebrate halloween you will no longer be a citizen of ecuador. im not sure if he makes youmove to another country or what.....

Member: Shalan
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South America 2007

We arrived in Arequipa early afternoon in time for lunch and a tour of the city. The city is also known as White City due to the white volcanic rock used to make the colonial buildings. One of the highlights in the city is the Santa Catalina Covent ...

Member: Michael
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The World Jaunt

Auckland...

Member: Neil
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Equador

It had come time to leave Quito and Scott M was to stay on for some more spanish lessons before his trip to Colombia (best of luck to him). Finally the 5 kiwis had been whittled down to 2 or so we thought .... Murupara Matt and Julie were met in our...

Member: Tom and Jools
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PEPITA

I bought a bunny!!! She is so cute. im not sure if she really is a girl...but i call her a girl. her nickname is Pepe...and thats a boys name. so her name can go either way if we do find out shes a boy! I first went to the pet store here to find a cute...

Member: Shalan
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Comando Tiburon!

The first weekend in november was fiestas de cuenca. fiestas de cuenca are amazing! every night there is about 10 different HUGE partied to choose from. i went out to a halloween party on the wednesday, oct 31 and to a comando tiburon concert on the fr...

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Inca42

Ok so I haven't written an update for quite a long time so I've forgotten a lot of the details of what's happened. Nonetheless I will try to give a brief overview of what I've done in the last couple of months. The last entry covered up until I arri...

Member: Daniel
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Cooking

I finally cooked my family a meal! it was not as easy as i thought it would be. first, i needed to find recipes to cook, then i had to translate the recipes to spanish, and then go look for the food in the market. they dont have so many things that i e...

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South America Adventures

Ok guys, can´t remember where I left you, but I now have friends! Horray! My room mate is called Liz, not Elizabeth Rose as I 1st feared... she´s got a great sense of humour and I´ve threatened to call her by her official title from h...

Member: Nicky
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turi

another day at school. usually you sleep after you eat when you come home from school, but my mama works at 4 so she had to take me to the mall early. we were supposed to meet at 4 at the mall, but...by the time everyone showed up it was almost 5 30. w...

Member: Shalan
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party

I have been trying to keep up with the latin culture of being a teenager. its so exhausting! on tuesday i wake up at 6am to go to school. the bus picks me up at...well ecuadorian time between 7 20 and 7 35...depending on the day. so i go to school all ...

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Round the World Trip 2006/07

We arrived in La Paz on Thursday afternoon. It is absolute mayhem here! Buses, taxis, combis and people everywhere. Crossing the road is a challenge in itself. We went to an Asian restaurant for our farewell meal on Thursday night. Having not had a cur...

Member: Paul
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Tuesday, October 16

Wow! time is just flying by. i cant believe it. it seems like i just arrived last week! i cant believe its already the middle of october! tomorrow im going on my first rotary trip to the beach!! about 150 exchange students from all of ecuador are meeti...

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Random Pictures

More pictures from halloween, sushi night...ect. ...

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Halloween, Fiestas de Cuenca..Ect

I havent written in so long! sorry. i went on my trip to the beach but allll of my pictures on my camera got deleted..so i lost about 450 pictures of the beach. my camera is almost like new now! im trying to get some pictures from some friends, so hope...

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