It was a four-day weekend here in Ecuador -- Day of the Dead and Independence Day for Cuenca so we had Monday and Tuesday off. Two other teachers I work with and I took the "buseta" which is a van from Loja to Cuenca on Saturday. It's $12 and takes just over 3 hours, vs. the bus which costs $7.50 and takes us over 4 hours. We booked La Querencia Hotel which is way on the uphill side of town, about as far as Rio Tombebamba (which is where all the action is) as you can get. It was a cute little place, $17 a night including breakfast. The best part was "Uncle and Aunt", the couple who ran the place. They were adorably hospitable in an Aunt/Uncle kind of way. Breakfast was eggs how you like them, yogurt with fruit, bread, and coffee. The first night, we went to dinner and ended up here at Wunderbar. The bartender told us there would be a $2 happy hour on Sunday so we decided to go there in the afternoon. But when we got there, a...
Follow my experiences fro an onsite CELTA class in Montanita to Loja, where I worked as a teacher of EFL. Teaching English as a foreign language was an exciting experience, as was immersing myself in the culture of Ecuador. I also traveled to Cuenca, Riobamba, Banos, Quito, and The Galapagos Islands after my teaching stint was over.