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my week at a glance

Each day this week, on top of the usual workload and planning, I had other errands, classes or meetings to attend. It's been rather exhausting. Unfortunately, my weekend plans do not include relaxing. Yesterday I went to buy my ticket to the Juanes concert. He's playing at Estadio Atahualpa,...

permalink written by  Theresa on November 21, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

crime on the rise

Going into this experience, I knew that Quito was not a safe city. But really, what city is truly safe? Petty crime (mostly pickpocketing) is rampant in Quito. It's a known problem and has been for years. However, over the last month we've heard more stories of violent crimes. Each moment on...

permalink written by  Theresa on November 15, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

Quito: the city of every season, every day

One time, my friend Laura had her class come up with slogans to describe Quito. My favorite was, Quito: The city of all seasons, every day. This is true. It helps that Ecuador has only 2 seasons--wet and dry. We are now transitioning between the two seasons and the discrepancy between the two...

permalink written by  Theresa on November 7, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

a sigh of relief

I'd been hearing a lot of "Well, on Tuesday I'll know if I can ever go back to the States" type of comments lately. And the excitement and anxiety leading up to Election Tuesday was palpable. Here, nearly everyone I talked to about the election was for Obama, but I knew it couldn't be quite like...

permalink written by  Theresa on November 6, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

Happy Halloween!

During each teaching cycle, each class has two movie days. I had the pleasure of having my first movie days yesterday and today. With the holiday, I thought it was only fitting to watch a Halloween type movie, however still school appropriate--my students are 14+ in age. In my afternoon class...

permalink written by  Theresa on October 31, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

optical illusions

It's strange. I know I've only been living in Quito for a little over 2 months, and that I've only been officially working for 3 weeks now, but life seems so normal. I am sufficiently adjusted I believe. Since my plan is pretty much the same from day to day, I'm finding it difficult to find...

permalink written by  Theresa on October 30, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

adventures in teaching begin

Can you guess the category? 1) a man urinating on the sidewalk 2) a squished bird 3) a very dirty diaper behind the bus stop shelter 4) a little boy pouring his bag of chifles on the ground, staring at them, and then putting them back into the bag 5) sunshine, blue skies (usually...

permalink written by  Theresa on October 18, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

PICTURES!!!

Hey all, So finally I've uploaded my pictures. Internet is much slower here so it took a while. Here's the link to my photowebpage: http://community.webshots.com/user/TinEcuador?vhost=community Enjoy!

permalink written by  Theresa on October 7, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

Fiestas, politics and adventures

This week I finished my TESOL certification course! On Monday during the break in my practice class, we threw a surprise party for my classmate Colleen. The students pretty much planned it all. So cute. They brought snacks, music, and a cake. We also got her a balloon. Thursday was our last...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 27, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

balancing eggs and other such fun

How is it that already a month has passed? Though I am feeling much more accustomed to the city and know my way around better, there is still so much that I want to do and learn and see. Ecuador is full of excellent experiences to encounter. Classes are progressing quickly as usual. I have...

permalink written by  Theresa on September 21, 2008 from Quito, Ecuador
from the travel blog: Adventures in Teaching and Living in Ecuador

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