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	<title>Gap year &#38; Travel News &#187; Ecuador</title>
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		<title>Message from our projects leader in Ecuador: Week 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, This week has been really exciting; we have learned a lot from each other and about the customs of Ecuadorians. Today the last team member (Rob) arrived safely and enjoyed a delicious breakfast for dinner we all shared! The team have been learning Spanish and started working on Monday in two different groups: 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not got your Gap Year plans sorted yet????????</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panic…Rushing…. Confusion!!!! On your Gap Year and suddenly realized its almost the beginning of 2012, and you haven’t got it sorted yet?????&#8230;.. If this is you, look no further; we at Leap Towers have got it covered!! Our January teams are filling up nicely and some of them are now at full capacity but it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing our new project leader in Ecuador!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/introducing-our-new-project-leader-in-ecuador/2011124624/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Hey Leapers! My name is Claire Brady. I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota and I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut where I am studying Government and Environmental Studies. I have studied Spanish for 8 years and have spent time living in Luque, Paraguay as well as Xela, Guatemala. I am currently learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing film shot by Leaper!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[andes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year James Duddy took The Leap to Ecuador and had the time of his life! Now he&#8217;s made a film of his trip so that he&#8217;ll never forget the good times and can share them with others too&#8230;. If you&#8217;re planning a gap year, or in the middle of one right now but stuck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador Team Update!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/ecuador-team-update-2/2011104501/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Yesterday concluded our time in the Tsachila community of Búa, located just outside of Santo Domingo in the Rainforest. Last week was spent helping various local families with different farmwork including planting yucca, corn, plantain, and achiote as well as clearing fields of yucca for future planting. We also continued painting and rust-proofing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador Team &#8211; Grass Skirts at the ready!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/ecuador-team-grass-skirts-at-the-ready/2011094472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi from sunny Ecuador to everyone in the office! Our first week in the Rainforest consisted of gathering huge palm leaves, learning to fold them in a rather intricate way, and using said leaves to thatch the roof of the newest addition to the cultural center in the Tsachila community of Búa. We also had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In to the bush we go!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/in-to-the-bush-we-go/2011094448/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/in-to-the-bush-we-go/2011094448/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi to Guy and everyone in the office! The girls are doing really well. They are now about to finish their third week and are now doing painting work at the Moshono government school. Last week they finished doing construction work at the Faraja Center. Mbasa and I are putting an impact report together with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leapers Go Batty in Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/south-america/ecuador/week-two-in-ecuador/2011094402/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hola from Ecuador, land of Condors and BBQ-ed Guinea Pigs! The Leap Team (Eliana, Alyssa, Casey, Rosy, Nicole and Emma)  had a lot of fun volunteering in their last week in Quito.  Half of them were volunteering on conservation projects at Parque Itchimbia and spent most of their time cleaning out a pond so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador Team Update!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/ecuador-team-update/2011094386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week has already flown by and the Ecuador Leapers have settled into the hostel that will serve as their home for the next two weeks in the beautiful colonial city of Quito. Last weekend´s activities included climbing the shaky spire of the Basílica, roaming the colonial streets of Quito´s historic center, enjoying local blackberry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Jemma &#8211; Ecuador Team Leader September 2011!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi September team!! My name is Jemma Swan, I’m 22 years old and from a rural town in Australia. I am currently completing my Bachelor of Arts in International Studies while doing an internship with the Yanapuma Foundation. I have been living in Quito since the end of June and last semester I spent studying [...]]]></description>
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