filed in Ecuador on May.17, 2010
The Rainforest – Leaves, massages and more rice than you can shake a stick at… So we left Quito early on Sunday morning. We´d gone out for dinner the night before in a torrential downpour so a few of my clothes were slightly damper than I´d hoped but I was to soon get used to [...]
filed in Ecuador on Apr.19, 2010
Sofie’s Team @ the Coast: Emily, Caroline, Eliza, Alexa, George, Catherine, Kieran, Emily, Georgie and Hannah Kauffman. Sofie´s group went to the coastal town of Mompiche for the weekend after their second week in Caimito. Alexa and Catherine decided to stay in Atacames as Catherine is having some trouble with a bank card and they [...]
filed in Announcements, Ecuador on Feb.07, 2010
The Leap’s partner in Ecuador is Yanapuma, an NGO (Non-Government Organisation) based in Quito. Yanapuma Foundation is an Ecuadorian and UK registered charity working together with local and international partners to bring about lasting change for the people of Ecuador. Here’s a glimpse at their 2009 Annual Report by the lovely Andy Kirby, Executive Director: [...]
filed in Kenya on Jan.28, 2010
Just wanted to check in with you quickly to let you know that the guys all got to Búa (in the Rainforest), yesterday without many hiccups…. the van we were taking to the bus terminal in Quito got a flat tyre so we had to sit on the pavement and wait for the driver to [...]
filed in Ecuador on Sep.24, 2009
Hola! As you might surmise from the title of this post, I had to say goodbye to the community of Búa today and have just arrived in Quito. We´re staying at a different hostal this time but it´s conveniently located inbetween an internet cafe and El Fuego Discotek. We completed our cabaña two days ago [...]
filed in Ecuador, South America, Uncategorized on Jul.31, 2009
News just in from Steffie Bartlett, one of our 9 intrepid Ecuador Summer Leapers:- When we arrived in Ecuador we spent our first few days in Quito going to to the old town and the church and just generally doing touristy bits, with a couple of Spanish lessons as well. In the evenings we had [...]
