Screen name: 
Age: 
22
Gender: 
Male
If you must know: 
I'm single
Hometown: 
Boston, MA
Currently in: 
Cuenca, Ecuador
 
Favorite places I've been: 
Sevilla- my home for 4 months, Prague, London, Sicily, Dublin..basically anywhere in Europe, Israel, Cozumel,

Places I want to go to: 
Argentina, first and foremost. After that, everywhere else. Peru, Bolivia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, South Africa, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India

 
About me: 
I find myself redefining "normal" every day. Each challenge, each triumph, each setback is moving me one step closer to the person I'll become once I leave this place. I'm teaching English at the University of Cuenca for a year and trying to get dual citizenship with Argentina to move there next. The things I've seen and done, the people I've met in my travels, all have led me to believe that there's something great out there worth experiencing while it's possible. And the best part I'll keep for myself.

 
 
 
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by jennylovesbikes | 2008/10/03

wow... your bus heist story brought me to tears, in the safety of my room in prague. i'm really glad you're okay, and i hope things get better from here. you're in my thoughts.

by Ross | 2008/09/14

Couldn't agree more, man. Please let us know if you want to do an article about something down there!

by Ross | 2008/09/08

Yo man, Crazy crazy stuff. I'm so glad the three of you are OK. Takes a lot of courage to stay for the rest of the program but i know you're making the right decision.

by Sparklyscotty | 2008/08/28

Hi there,

I am hoping to do my TEFL qualification next year, and start work as a private English for students in Spain, so I am interested in following your experiences in Ecuador.

I live near Alicante, but am hoping to go to Sevilla soon, so if you can recommend any great vistas, bars, restaurants or quirky places, drop me a line.

Saludos,

Angela

By jgbrandt  |  Location: Chile  |  12/28/08  |  Pics: 0

On Saturday afternoon, after borrowing money left and right, I finally went looking for a money exchange but was disappointed to find that they were all closed. I had to settle on an ATM and took out way too much money because we were confused by the exchange rate. I took out 200,000 pesos which wound...

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By jgbrandt  |  Location: Ecuador  |  12/20/08  |  Pics: 0

Every week I have my students write a small journal of 3-5 sentences so they can get more practice writing. Some choose to write more and actually get into it, while others write the bare minimum and show no concern of improving. I got an interesting journal this week.

One student wrote something...

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By jgbrandt  |  Location: Ecuador  |  12/12/08  |  Pics: 1

I may have actually made a difference today, I'm not sure. But I think I taught someone something. In class we were going over some exercises, and the word vegetable came up. Anytime there's a tricky word, I make the class repeat after me so they can hear the correct pronunciation and improve...

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