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A day in the life of a WorldTeach Ecuador teacher

A day in the life of a WorldTeach Ecuador teacher

ByElizabeth

At 6:21 my eyelids flicker open. My alarm, set for 7:45 am, is at this point a hopeful dream. The rays of sun streaming in through my thin lilac fairy curtains push me out of sleep and into wakefulness long before I am ready to leave my subconscious. The sound of the news comes into…

From Volunteer to Field Staff, One Year In
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From Volunteer to Field Staff, One Year In

ByElizabeth

I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook memories. Sometimes they drag up ugly photos from my braces-fille high school years, or pictures of people I was once close to but through time and space no longer see. Other times they remind me of amazing moments like rafting in the jungle or a date at the…

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Portrait of Montañita (with video)

ByElizabeth

One of the best aspects of living in Ecuador is the preponderance of holidays. In the 6.5 weeks that I’ve been here, there have already been two holiday weekends. Talk about awesome. Now, when you’re a foreigner living in abroad, you’re almost obligated to aprovechar de the holiday weekends and go see more of what your beautiful…

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I Live Here Now

ByElizabeth

Quito is no longer new. I’ve been here almost a month and a half, and I am beginning to feel like life here is my new normal. Our training with WorldTeach ended, and along with it the camp-y feeling of spending all my time with 24 other volunteers, visiting tourist spots in the city on the weekends,…

Is Quito worth visiting? The Complete Guide to Quito

Is Quito worth visiting? The Complete Guide to Quito

ByElizabeth

As someone who lived in Quito for four years, I can tell you without a doubt that Quito is worth visiting, as part of a broader trip to the country of Ecuador. Ecuador is incredibly diverse and you won’t want to limit yourself to just one place! However, I’m here to answer all your questions…

How was your day? Musings on friendship across distance

ByElizabeth

I prefer deep conversations. I like conversations that stimulate your senses and make you reconsider what you thought you knew. Discussions that leave you hungry for more knowledge and a greater understanding of the world around you, that you vividly recall months and years later. Even as a child, I preferred serious conversations to surface level chats. I still…

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